Should maize farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa store or sell their grain?
URBANA, Ill. – Many maize farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa sell their crop at harvest, often because they need funds to ...
Tag: Africa
New species of owl discovered in the rainforests of Príncipe Island, Central Africa
A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé ...
NCI grants awarded to IHV to prevent cancer and improve screening in Sub-Saharan Africa
Institute of Human Virology (IHV) researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have received two five-year awards ...
More than one million deaths linked to air pollution exposure in Africa
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER 27, 2022 – Nearly all the African continent faces some of the most severe health impacts in ...
Timely study on rising groundwater offers hope for drought-stricken East Africa
New research indicates better groundwater supply management could hold the key to help combat the impact of climate change in ...
Over 250 health journals urge world leaders to deliver climate justice for Africa
Over 250 health journals across the world have come together to simultaneously publish an editorial urging world leaders to deliver ...
THE LANCET JOURNALS: Over 250 health journals urge world leaders to deliver climate justice for Africa
Not peer-reviewed / Editorial Africa has suffered disproportionately although it has done little to cause the crisis. The damage to ...
Mobile phone requirement for mHealth in Africa could exclude the most vulnerable
The study shows that women, the elderly, those in rural areas and those living in poverty are less likely to ...
Project examines mental health care training in South Africa
It is almost impossible to imagine the long-term psychological problems faced by the over 16 million orphans and vulnerable children ...
Video footage provides first detailed observation of orcas hunting white sharks in South Africa
The first direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in South Africa has been captured by both a helicopter and ...
$30M USAID grant sees soybean innovation through the last mile in Africa
URBANA, Ill. – Last month, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $30 million investment in the ...
$30M USAID grant sees soybean innovation through the last mile in Africa
URBANA, Ill. – Last month, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $30 million investment in the ...
Better, shorter combination treatment for people with visceral leishmaniasis shown to be effective in Eastern Africa
A shorter, and less toxic treatment for people with visceral leishmaniasis was shown to be effective thanks to a study ...
Carnegie Mellon University establishes new initiative to drive financial inclusion in Africa
A recent investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support research at Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) in ...
The plate boundary between Africa and the Iberian Peninsula could cause large tsunamis
A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona and the Institució Catalana de Recerca ...
New Sub-Saharan Africa partnership expands 4R Nutrient Stewardship’s inclusive approach to agricultural transformation
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI), Fertilizer Canada, and OCP Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate ...
Balanced fertilization: a fulcrum for sustainable production of maize and rice in Africa
Efforts to improve the yields of staple cereal crops like maize and rice at scale in Africa remain seriously hampered ...
New £7M NIHR award to improve health, gender equality and climate through clean energy access in Africa
A global health research team from the University of Liverpool has received £7 million from the National Institute for Health ...
*Free* Donkey domestication occurred more than 7,000 years ago in Africa, genomic study finds
A comprehensive genomic analysis of modern and ancient donkeys reveals the origins, expansion and management practices underlying the important pack ...
Celebrating 25 years of bean research in Africa
Kigali, 5 September 2022 Credit: Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT / PABRA Kigali, 5 September 2022 For 25 years, the ...
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Healthy men who have vaginal sex have a distinct urethral microbiome
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Spotted lanternfly spreads by hitching a ride with humans
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Small but mighty: new superconducting amplifiers deliver high performance at lower power consumption
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Cyprus’s copper deposits created one of the most important trade hubs in the Bronze Age
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Researchers highlight nucleolar DNA damage response in fight against cancer
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The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine presents four Next Generation Fellowship Awards at the 2023 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting