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    Biofuels from family farms

    Towards a more realistic and fair production of biomass for energy Biofuel production in developing countries has increased dramatically in recent years, but the benefits tend to remain concentrated

    Madeleine Florin

    13-03-2012 | comments: 2 reacties READ MORE VIDEO

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    Battling the brain drain

    Capacity building in Malawi’s medical research sector Malawi is one of the world’s most densely populated, yet least developed nations. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria all pose a serious threa

    Victor Mwapasa

    14-02-2012 | comments: 0 READ MORE VIDEO

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    Who owns the seed?

    How intellectual property rights hamper food security To ensure global food security, farmers need better seed. Biotechnical research can help to attain that, yet, in some cases the protection of thi

    Bram de Jonge

    25-01-2012 | comments: 0 READ MORE VIDEO

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    Why the Blue Nile carries brown waters

    A closer look at soil particles Soil particles that erode from Ethiopian slopes end up in the Blue Nile, which carries them into Sudan. The loss of the soil comes at a great cost to Ethiopian farmer

    Hermen Smit, Yasir Salih

    09-12-2011 | comments: 0 READ MORE VIDEO

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    Healthcare liberalization and urban poverty in Tanzania

    ‘You get what you pay for’   Healthcare in Tanzania has gone through two significant reforms in the recent past. First, in 1977, the government banned the private sector from the provisio

    Tausi Kida

    10-11-2011 | comments: 0 READ MORE VIDEO

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