Delia Grace speaks on zoonoses at a ‘Livestock live’ talk at the Nairobi headquarters of the International Livestock Research Institute on 31 October 2012. Integrated approaches such as One Health and Ecohealth are needed for sustainable and cost-e…
Archive for November, 2012
Researchers say allocation of freshwater is major societal challenge
How and where we allocate freshwater in an environment of increasing demand, and declining quality and availability is a major societal challenge. The needs of local communities that are affected by dam construction and water abstraction are often simi…
Fast-growing fish to reduce poverty in Ghana
A story of partnerships. In Ghana, the Volta River basin reaches across over half of Ghana’s countryside. Lake Volta, the world’s largest (by surface) man-made lake, is the centerpiece of both the Volta River and the Ghanaian economy, as it provide…
Partnership Story – Fast-growing fish to reduce poverty in Ghana
A story of partnership from WorldFish, for the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD) theme P – Partnerships.
Worms, Water and Bollywood ( November 2012) (Geographical)
‘Look at the difference in our papayas,’ says Jaya devi as she squats at the edge of the pit. Like most village women in Rajasthan in northwest India, she tugs the edge of her sari over her forehead as she speaks. But she has so much to show and say