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Strengthening the application of social sciences in malaria control policy, programme development and implementation
22 November 2006
Effective malaria control is about people as well as science
New systems for prediction and detection of malaria epidemics in the East African highlands (HIMAL)
27 September 2006
Improving malaria control through the early detection and prediction of epidemics saves lives
Stepping off the pesticides treadmill in India
22 August 2006
Improved crop protection measures cut the cost of cotton production
Why do regulations to stop India's organ trade fail?
10 August 2006
An illegal trade in human organs is thriving because no-one has a stake in seeing the laws enforced
Sleeping sickness: waking up to reality?
31 May 2006
Human and animal forms of sleeping sickness are an obstacle to rural development in Africa
Going Public to save harvests, and time
05 May 2006
Agronomists take their message out to farmers
Promoting composting as a business for the urban poor
11 April 2006
Recycling organic wastes is good for livelihoods and health
"Clean Genes" open the door to new pest-resistant rice
04 April 2006
New methods for genetic transformation avoid using unwanted marker genes
Appropriate inputs for Kenya's farmers
28 March 2006
How farmers can increase yields while reducing costs
The Livestock Guru empowers marginalised livestock farmers
A software package enables farmers to diagnose and treat diseases
Taking on "the Pests of the 20th Century"
Whiteflies and the viruses they carry can devastate crops