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Land reform: breaking up is hard to do por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The government of South Africa recently swung into action a long-standing set of land reform measures, fearful, some say, of being confronted with similar problems to those in neighbouring Zimbabwe. …”
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Losing our medicinal trees por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Ms Theresina Chimombe of Westgate, Zimbabwe, reminds us that 'deterioration of the environment is a killer to our health because some precious medicinal bushes are being destroyed. In the past, local folks knew the importance of our local wild...…”
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Should I go or should I stay ? por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The well-intentioned arguments and campaigns of their elders are, youth being youth, often rejected,...…”
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A vaccine against Newcastle disease? por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Breeders who have vaccinated their flocks are very concerned with the high mortality rate being caused by this highly contagious disease,...…”
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A small cereal with big promise por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Hungry rice (Digitaria exilis) has been largely neglected by scientists and plant breeders in the past, but it is now being reappraised. Now that consumers have shown that they value it as a food crop, plant breeders are making use of genetic...…”
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ILCA and ILRAD merge to form ILRI por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The two-country host status recognizes the continuing strong support being provided by the governments of Ethiopia and Kenya to livestock...…”
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Plantains thrive better with perennial cultivation por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A decade-long research programme has shown that plantains grow best in a multispecies alley cropping system, with the crop being cultivated on a perennial system. Early in the 1980s researchers at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture...…”
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Organic cotton in demand por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Over 10 000 tonnes are now being produced in South America, Egypt and India. …”
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Weevils to clear Africa's waterways por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Clogged up water-ways in West Africa are gradually being cleared by weevils brought in from South America. …”
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Forestry and livestock make use of GIS por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are now being brought into use in Africa having already proved their value in the North. …”
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Preventing onions from frying in the heat por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…In the scorching heat of east and central Burkina Faso, specialist constructed stores are being used to keep onions fresh formuch longer than ever before. …”
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Building materials: earth fights back por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Despite strong competition from other buildingmaterials such as concrete and cement blocks, which have benefited from the image of being modern and 'European',...…”
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Putting weeds to work por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…In eastern Africa Tithonia diversifolia, a common roadside weed with a beautiful yellow flower, may come into its own in one of the latest agroforestry systems being developed to improve soil fertility. The use of leguminous plants to increase soil...…”
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Samoan medicine; Samoan patent por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A Samoan medicine against hepatitis made from the Mamala tree (Homalanthus Nutans) is currently being investigated by the Aids Research Alliance (ARA), a non profit research organisation based in the USA. …”
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Strike a happy medium por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…When you re a smallholder farmer, it is not always easy to get your inputs since many traders only sell in bulk, charge extra for small quantities or only sell in towns and cities. Being an independent and a small rural business, making contact...…”
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From top to bottom por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…From Messa, Cameroon, Jean Marie Hermann Ndi writes in with a question, and to explain how the content of Spore is being disseminated in his company, the SEPJMH.N. …”
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Still waters run deep por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Wetlands are highly productive areas, offering a home to many plant and animal species and being a major storeroom for the world s water, oxygen and carbon dioxide. …”
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About the survey por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Part of being a publication is to keep up a good relationship with the readers. …”
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Free virtual science por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The electronic version of the science journal Nature is one of the latest being made freely available online to countries with a GNP below US$ 1,000 per capita. …”
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Better technology for African farmers por Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Resource-poor African farmers are being given the chance to grow high-yielding crops, thanks to an initiative by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), which links small-scale producers up with technological solutions for agriculture.…”
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