Biofortification of cassava
I wrote about yellow cassava, with interesting news for those involved in nutrition and development: a trial with biofortified cassava showed that it can increase … Read more
Rewarding forest conservation
At last: some serious funding for combatting deforestation in tropical regions, saving the climate in the process. This is the promise made by REDD. But … Read more
Farmers gain access to and control over seeds
Last week the special edition of Vice Versa on seeds has been published. I worked on this with Ellen Mangnus, we drafted the concept, produced … Read more
New index ranks seed companies on efforts to help smallholders
I wrote for the Guardian Sustainable Business, a website of the Guardian, on the Access to Seeds Index published in the Netherlands. See the link … Read more
Technology won’t do when cleaning up the rubbish
I wrote on SciDev on waste management in cities in developing countries, where technology only won't do. See more here
WHO urges disclosure of all results from drug trials
Read more on this at SciDev
N2Africa: continued support by Gates foundation
For the international site SciDev.net, I wrote about the ongoing programme N2Africa and interviewed prof Ken Giller on its progress. Have a look here to … Read more