http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on entrepreneurship and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/ Farming projects must be able to access research at any point along the innovation trajectory, say Rasheed Sulaiman V. and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/how-research-for-agricultural-innovation-works-best.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 16 May 2012 17:25:03 GMTAn Egyptian scientist' has been awarded a prestigious prize for designing an antenna that could facilitate mobile network upgrades.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/egyptian-wins-us-100-000-african-innovation-prize-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipFri, 11 May 2012 14:44:33 GMTA report on United States health R&D has urged Washington to increase its focus on translational research and product development.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/us-should-fund-more-late-stage-health-r-d-says-report.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipFri, 04 May 2012 13:21:49 GMTCurrent models of innovation ignore small-scale technology — institutions must ensure it's a key part of the agenda, says Tony Marjoram.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/put-grassroots-innovation-on-the-agenda.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 02 May 2012 10:02:00 GMTAdrian Smith and colleagues explore grassroots innovations, their potential for development and challenges facing practitioners.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/features/supporting-grassroots-innovation-facts-and-figures-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 02 May 2012 10:01:00 GMTEfforts to promote sustainable development must tap into technologies developed locally, driven by community needs and priorities.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/editorials/technical-creativity-needs-nurturing-at-the-grassroots.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTSciDev.Net reporters across the developing world describe exciting initiatives aimed at supporting innovation in local communities and remote areas.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/features/how-innovation-is-flourishing-at-the-grassroots-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTNew models of intellectual property rights are needed to protect — and promote — local knowledge and innovations, says Anil Gupta.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/how-to-protect-the-inventions-of-the-poor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 02 May 2012 10:00:00 GMTParticipants at Forum 2012 have heard impassioned calls for African researchers to solve African health problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/african-scientists-urged-to-solve-african-health-problems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 25 Apr 2012 10:43:29 GMTBiopesticides are better and safer than chemical pesticides — policymakers must do more to promote them, says insect ecologist Manuele Tamò.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/farmers-in-africa-should-switch-to-biopesticides-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipThu, 12 Apr 2012 17:10:36 GMTInterest is growing in tools and innovations that can ease the workload imposed on women farm workers, report M Sreelata and Naomi Antony.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/features/can-technology-rescue-women-farm-workers-from-drudgery--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipThu, 12 Apr 2012 16:20:51 GMTSeveral Muslim countries rank among the world's most efficient innovators. They must build on this success, says Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/islam-analysis-discover-what-drives-efficient-innovation--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipWed, 11 Apr 2012 17:30:18 GMTAfter cloning the pashmina goat, scientists are ready to replicate their success with other endangered animals in Kashmir.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/cloned-pashmina-goat-encourages-conservation-efforts.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipTue, 10 Apr 2012 07:56:14 GMTDelegates at an all-Africa conference on science, technology and innovation say innovation and entrepreneurship should be taught in universities.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/universities-must-address-youth-unemployment-in-africa-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipMon, 02 Apr 2012 16:28:24 GMTWestern universities are best-placed to provide developing country students with entrepreneurship training, argues Iqbal Z. Quadir.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/universities-should-provide-entrepreneurship-training-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipTue, 27 Mar 2012 17:09:36 GMTThe Muslim world and donors should use nongovernmental networks to nurture the dormant seeds of entrepreneurship, says Athar Osama.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/islam-analysis-reviving-a-culture-of-entrepreneurship-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipThu, 15 Mar 2012 17:58:19 GMTImproving health for the poor depends on nurturing local innovations — and learning how to deliver them, argue Abdallah Daar and Peter Singer.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/opinions/taking-life-saving-innovations-from-lab-to-village-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipThu, 15 Mar 2012 15:40:35 GMTScience ministers from India and Africa have agreed to strengthen ties on science, technology and innovation.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/india-to-boost-science-collaboration-with-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipFri, 09 Mar 2012 16:18:25 GMTResearchers in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka say potato and plantain are both strong candidates for producing cheap, efficient batteries.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/potato-and-plantain-batteries-show-promise-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipThu, 08 Mar 2012 10:30:20 GMTAbu Dhabi University is to host a major biotechnology incubator to take Arab discoveries through to the market.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/entrepreneurship/news/biotech-incubator-launched-for-arab-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_entrepreneurshipFri, 02 Mar 2012 14:22:29 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/