http://www.scidev.net/ Latest desert-science on agriculture-and-environment and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/ Asian cities launch a roadmap for cleaner fuels, Pakistan monitors its carbon emissions, climate change at risk of neglect, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/south-asia-news-in-brief-31-october-12-november.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 12 Nov 2008 04:17:09 GMTBiotechnology holds great promise for developing countries, but only if they build up their scientific capacity, says TWAS fellow Indira Nath.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/develop-capacity-to-make-the-most-of-biotech.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:41:15 GMTCultivation of areca nut in India can help conserve biodiversity, with implications for other forms of tropical farming, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/india-s-tropical-agriculture-can-support-biodivers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceTue, 11 Nov 2008 04:04:37 GMTResearch will form an essential part of Pakistan's attempt to boost its fisheries sector.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/pakistan-to-launch-fisheries-megaprojects-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceMon, 10 Nov 2008 04:26:36 GMTDryland farmers deserve more support from governments, says ICRISAT director-general William Dar.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/more-support-needed-for-dryland-farmers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceFri, 07 Nov 2008 04:20:29 GMTOpinions on China's recent US$3.7 billion GM roll-out remain divided, with concerns over potential risks and regulation loopholes.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/china-s-gm-ambition-raises-biosafety-concerns.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 06 Nov 2008 05:14:16 GMTDisease money 'rerouted' in Zimbabwe, farming methods could halve Africa's poverty, the search for a HIV/AIDS vaccine continues, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-24-october-6-nove.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 06 Nov 2008 04:00:30 GMTKenya's parliament expects to approve its much-delayed biosafety bill before the Christmas break.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/kenya-prepares-to-approve-biosafety-legislation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 06 Nov 2008 02:23:54 GMTThe discovery of a variety of Anopheles mosquito - a malaria vector - in Panama has led to calls for intensifying malaria prevention.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/powerful-malaria-vector-found-in-panama.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 05 Nov 2008 04:55:12 GMTThe tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region in 2004 was not the first of its size, indicates research from two groups.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/indian-ocean-tsunami-was-not-the-first-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceTue, 04 Nov 2008 04:16:09 GMTPakistani scientists get connected, scientists find nitrogen dioxide 'hotspots', biomass fuels get a detailed analysis, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/south-asia-news-in-brief-16-30-october.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 30 Oct 2008 03:46:39 GMTMozambique's science and technology minister, Venâncio Massingue, tells SciDev.Net how he hopes to ensure that science benefits everyone.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/q-a-mozambique-s-science-for-the-people.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 29 Oct 2008 03:56:58 GMTA bottom-up approach is making locally-appropriate pesticides available to India's poorer farmers, explains Daniel Puente-Rodríguez.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/a-local-approach-to-agri-technology-in-india.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 29 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMTRising temperatures, which promote algal blooms and the spread of pathogens, are setting a new agenda for microbiologists, says Bernard Dixon.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/microbiology-has-much-to-offer-climate-change-scie.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceMon, 27 Oct 2008 06:18:00 GMTCountries like Namibia cannot ignore the environment's contribution to national wealth in the face of climate change, says James MacGregor.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/namibia-cannot-ignore-the-effects-of-climate-chang.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceMon, 27 Oct 2008 06:13:28 GMTA petrochemical company boosts South African science, Malawi rethinks its HIV programme, antimalarials don't decrease fertility, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-9-23-october.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceThu, 23 Oct 2008 03:52:59 GMTThe Indian government has come under fire over alleged flaws in regulating trials on genetically modified crops.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/indian-government-accused-of-gaps-in-gm-trial-regu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 22 Oct 2008 04:37:45 GMTA UN University report says safe water supplies and sanitation are the most important factors in addressing poverty and health problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/safe-water-and-sanitation-key-to-reducing-poverty.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceWed, 22 Oct 2008 04:30:06 GMTScience must take the lead role in economic development, says Chinese premier Wen Jiabao.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/science-should-blaze-a-trail-in-china-s-developmen.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceTue, 21 Oct 2008 10:45:42 GMTThe new Ecuadorian Constitution has declared the country GMO free and will enforce strict rules to regulate the use and development of modern biotechnologies.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/desert-science/ecuador-new-constitution-bans-gmo-and-biotechnolog.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_desertscienceSat, 18 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/