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Training programme on forest certification opens

Accra, June 24, GNA - A four-day workshop to strengthen national capacities on Forest Certification (FC) for West and Central Africa is underway in Accra.

Current broadcasters do not research - Tommy Annan-Forson

Veteran broadcaster, Tommy Annan-Forson has expressed worry over failure by broadcasters to do enough research before disseminating  the news and information.

Global Alliance for Clean cookstoves, USAID holds training

Accra, June 23, GNA – The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (GACC), in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development, has organised a health training in household air

Focus: Using implementation science to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission

While the knowledge exists to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, as many as 150,000 new infections occur in newborns every year, mostly in developing countries.

Africa Agriculture Science Week underway in Rwanda

Accra, June 15, GNA - The Seventh Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) conference has opened in the Rwandan capital, Kigali aimed at facilitating partnership and networking among actors in scienc

Why businesses must support knowledge creation and intellectual capital in the policy space

The story is told of the stomach which was indifferent about what the mouth took in. The liver, kidney, intestines and all the other key organs cared less as well.

Using research to impact Agribusiness in Africa, FARA leads the way

This week, an important conference is taking place in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, whose outcomes have the potential of turning the fortunes of agriculture in Africa round.

Antibiotics against severe salmonella infections in Africa increasingly ineffective

The affected countries will have a major problem if we do not manage to control salmonella bloodstream infections with new antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin," cautions Prof Jürgen May.

Spread of human disease from animals mapped

Scientists say they have developed a better way to predict how animal diseases can spill over into humans.

7th Africa Agriculture Science Week Opens In Rwanda

The President of the Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency Paul Kagame, has opened the 7th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW) and the General Assembly of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Afr