Increase climate research funding to address key issues, Africa told
Faustin Munyazikwiye the Deputy Director General of Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) during a panel discussion in March in Kigali Rwanda. By Godfrey OmbogoAfrican governments have been urged to increase…
Paying tribute to midwives around the world
A Nursing Mother from Thaba Phatšoa Ha Toboleloa ‘Mampho Raleting Liapeng Raliengoane: raliengoaneliapeng@yahoo.comLESOTHO, Leribe – As the world commemorates the International Midwifery Day today, several interviews with midwives, village health…
Teknolojia ya uvunaji wa maji: Kumaliza tatizo la uhaba wa chakula nchini
Daktari Esther Gikonyo/Picha:Robert Malala By RUTH KEAHShirika la kilimo na utafiti la Kenya (KALRO) tawi la Kabete linapatikana takriban kilomita 13 kutoka jijini Nairobi nchini Kenya.Upande wa kulia mita chache…
Pastoralists reclaim land from invasive plant that kills other vegetation, grasslands
One of many kilns in Marigat Sub-county where charcoal is produced using mathenge under the seven charcoal production associations. Photo by Joyce Chimbi By Joyce Chimbi Despite the ongoing severe…
Apex Africa seed congress ends with a call to adopt new technologies
Dr Kulani Machaba, AFSTA President By Liapeng Raliengoane I raliengoaneliapeng@gmail.comDAKAR, SENEGAL – The African seed sector need to focus its attention on technologies that can help it fight hunger and…
How efforts to counter resistance to Covid jabs have worked
Temperature check at a roadblock for COVID19. By Omboki Monayo | omboki2725@gmail.comAparticipation in the Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) science symposium lands me in central Malawi’s Salima District.The date is…
Urgent action needed to prevent premature deaths from HIV/AIDS
Ms Beatrice Anyiko has been a mentor mother since 2017. She sensitises communities on HIV. By Joyce Chimbi | j.chimbi@gmail.com Wangari Njau remembers well the 1980s and 90s when HIV…
Premier African Seed Trade 2023 congress online registration open
Delegates at the 2022 AFSTA Annual Congress at their trading tables. Next year’s online registration is now open. By Aghan Daniel |aghandan09@gmail.com The online registration for the AFSTA Congress 2023,…
JKUAT technology boosts Kenyan maize yield amid drought
Farmers are key during trials as they facilitate technology transfer. By Tebby Otieno | tebbyotieno62@gmail.com Agricultural researchers and scientists at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) couldn’t contain…
Construction technology uses renewable energy to give slum dwellers affordable housing
Eng Lazarus Asewe, project manager at Start Somewhere, inspects an ongoing construction at Kibera Slum, Nairobi. By Tebby Otieno|tebbyotieno62@gmail.com Victor Ochieng lives in a single-room block house in Kibera’s Mashimoni…
