For Edward Nduli, life has been a struggle for decades in Kenya’s Eastern province, but things were never as bad as they are today.
Nature
Egypt’s Largest Natural Woodland
Have you ever heard of Egypt’s largest natural woodland? It’s Elba Protectorate. This is the largest natural protected area in Egypt, out of her officially declared 29 protectorates so far.
Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato
The Rome-based Global Crop Diversity Trust and the International Potato Center (CIP) in Peru are finalizing a US$1 million five-year renewable grant to support, maintain, conserve and make available s
Africans Research Maize Genetic Engineering
Rasha Adam, 32, is one of the students at Kenyatta University, Kenya engaged in the genetic engineering of maize, the most important food crop to the region.
Growing Onions Using New Technologies
From his two-acre farm, Simon Nderitu stooped as he scrutinized his red bulb onion crop this season. He is among participants in an initial pilot project which fosters new technology adoption.
Science Helps Farmers Cope with Climate Change
Research is underway to find alternative drought-tolerant plants that will be used to control the stem borer pest and the striga weed. This will be achieved by reinforcing an already existing green te
The New Arctic Ozone Hole
Scientists first observed an ozone hole over Antarctica in the South Pole in the 1980s. Since then, scientists have recorded the size of the hole every summer which grew in extreme cases by up to 70%
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