Integrated policy approaches can save Africa’s water and food systems, experts say
18 October 2023, Africa: Africa is expected to be one of the water-stressed regions in the world by the year 2025, with
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Alliance for Science
Better late than never: Bangladesh finally introduces Bt cotton after years of dilly-dallying
16 October 2023, Bangladesh: Bangladesh is only second to China in exporting ready-made garments, fetching yearly earnings of over 46 billion dollars. Imported cotton
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Journalists and media stakeholders need more resources to counter climate misinformation
23 September 2023, Kenya: Climate misinformation is almost absent from the mainstream media, a study shows. An analysis by the Alliance for
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India: Climate crisis putting people in ecologically fragile Sundarbans on the edge of poverty
15 September 2023, Bangladesh: The wind was blowing hard on a November 2007 afternoon. When Mohammad Alamin Khan’s father told him
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Draft Declaration from Alliance for Science’s Climate Action Zone
15 September 2023, Africa: We, the representatives of African civil society, scientists, media, farmers organizations, and other like-minded advocates for climate
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New study shows daffodils can reduce methane emissions from cows and help curb climate crisis
17 August 2023, Egypt: Harnessing the power of daffodils to combat climate change is now a plausible idea if ongoing scientific experiments
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Head of premier biotechnology research institute assures Kenyans genetically modified crops are safe, pose no danger to their health
11 August 2023, Kenya: I conducted some random research on the acceptability of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Kenya. I called some
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Africa’s anti-GMO activists spread myths and fear but do not provide any scientific evidence
04 August 2023, Africa: Since Genetically Modified Organisms were introduced in Africa, they have faced misconceptions and myths surrounding their safety, environmental
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City dwellers develop appetite for nutrient-rich grains shunned by Zimbabwe smallholder farmers
20 July 2023, Zimbabwe: While Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers have shown little interest in growing nutrient-rich small grains for years, consumers in the
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Uganda seeks to bring more smallholder farmers into money economy with new strategy
15 June 2023, Uganda: To attract more smallholder farmers to its money economy, Uganda has started implementing its much-touted Parish Development
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