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Image via Wikipedia Two of the most pressing issues facing Kenya ’s food security challenge relate to how the country will respond to climate change and how we will meet our food and livelihood requirements through maize and other crops. Our project has focused on maize as a window through which to [...]
JOHANNESBURG, 24 February 2010 (IRIN) – Temperatures seem set to soar to perilously high levels because of climate change. In another 40 years, would maize still be the staple food in Kenya, already hit by five failed rainy seasons? If not, what could people grow and eat? And if you could grow maize, how much [...]
Kenya is still the second most innovative country in Sub-Saharan Africa according to this year’s rankings, despite political turmoil after the 2007 elections.
The country ranked 48 out of 133 in the 2009/2010 Global Competitiveness Report, released by the World Economic Forum yesterday (8 September).
The countries of Central Africa have joined forces to enable the region to build research capacity and conduct clinical trials under best practices. CANTAM (Central Africa Network on Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria for the conduct of clinical trials) is the first EDCTP-funded regional Network of Excellence to prepare the region to conduct high-quality clinical trials. [...]
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