http://www.scidev.net/ Latest tropical-cyclones-1 on agriculture-and-environment and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/ Researchers have found that more than half the plants in west Nepal have medicinal use — higher than that reported in previous studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/nepal-himalayas-lush-with-plants-of-medicinal-valu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMTWhy new malaria drugs don't need to be perfect, the nations vulnerable to climate change, farmers and researchers in Sierra Leone, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-18-31-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:25:48 GMTThe Global Earthquake Model is based on a sound foundation and deserves widespread support, says an editorial in Nature Geoscience.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/global-earthquake-model-merits-support-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMTThe European Union and Mercosur will inject more than US$4 million into five projects for research and development in biotechnology.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/europe-and-mercosur-to-support-biotech-research.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:58:03 GMTSatellite rainfall estimation in the Himalayas, India builds its first foreign satellite, arsenic contamination in Pakistan, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-24-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:40:24 GMTAn Ethiopia-based study has revealed that access to information is one of the most important factors for small farmers adapting to climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/information-key-to-climate-change-adaptation-say-s.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:21:50 GMTAfrica must make it easy to access and share geo-spatial information, says head of South Africa's mapping organisation, Derek Clarke.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/african-development-needs-good-geo-spatial-informa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMTGuinea worm might be eradicated, Nigeria and Mali roll out HIV testing, Angola is urged to improve its child vaccination monitoring and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-4-17-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:06:33 GMTInvesting in agricultural research and development could cut food prices and lift millions of people out of poverty, says Joachim von Braun.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/agricultural-r-d-key-to-preventing-food-crises.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMTPakistan gets in on tsunami warning, Bangladesh seeks to host a climate change centre, health services in Afghanistan extended, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/south-asia-news-in-brief-27-november-10-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:11:14 GMTEcological engineering could provide better pest control than genetically modified crops, argue Josef Settele and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/ecological-engineering-viable-alternative-to-gm.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:21:51 GMTUniversities in Africa have backed a scheme to incorporate more community-driven and environmental initiatives into teaching and research.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/african-universities-agree-to-support-homegrown-re.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:32:16 GMTAnthony Turton, an expert in water research management, criticised the South African CSIR and government over the looming water crisis.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/petition-launched-for-suspended-south-african-wate.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:31:23 GMTA breed of rice that can withstand complete submersion for more than two weeks has passed its field tests and is close to official release.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/waterproof-rice-passes-international-field-tests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:15:42 GMTAfrican science leaders say an intellectual property blueprint will not work in its current form.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/delay-to-intellectual-property-plan-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:25:44 GMTIndonesia's plans to become the regional tsunami warning centre have taken a step forward with the launch of its own warning system.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/indonesia-eyes-regional-role-with-tsunami-warning-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:21:11 GMTNigerian children can't access bednets, goats are a good model for HIV infection, Nestlé blames animal feed for milk contamination, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-20-november-3-dec.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:28:54 GMTA technique that increases genetic mutation rates in crops could aid the global food crisis but needs more investment.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/mutated-crops-could-combat-food-crisis-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:40:46 GMTNew commitments with Germany and several African nations bring Argentina's tally on science cooperation agreements to around 100.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/tropical-cyclones-1/argentina-signs-yet-more-science-cooperation-agree.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_tropicalcyclones1Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:04:07 GMTNew research reveals that using existing technologies to monitor carbon storage could save more carbon than closing power 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