The Zambian agri-tech app making farming cool
In Zambia, where agriculture accounts for 35% of the country’s GDP, farming is a way of life. One agri-tech company is bringing the future to Zambian farms. Agripredict, led by young founder and CEO
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Brazil biofuel: Shell axes 'illegal' sugar cane plan
A biofuels company set up in Brazil by oil giant Shell has signed a landmark agreement giving up plans to buy sugar cane grown on indigenous lands. The company, Raizen, was obtaining some of the raw
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Cougars make a comeback after a century of decline
The American mountain lion or cougar is now re-populating parts of the US, scientists say. Their numbers had plummeted in the last 100 years because of hunting and a lack of prey. Writing in the
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Diesel exhausts do cause cancer, says WHO
Exhaust fumes from diesel engines do cause cancer, a panel of experts working for the World Health Organization says. It concluded that the exhausts were definitely a cause of lung cancer and may also
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Smart hand pumps promise cleaner water in Africa
Rural communities across Africa may soon benefit from improved water supplies thanks to mobile phone technology. UK researchers have developed data transmitters that fit inside hand pumps and send text
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MPs criticise 'green' EU farm-subsidy conditions
Combine Harvester MPs backed the aims of the Commission, but argued against its methods EU plans for "green" farm-subsidy rules will reduce European food production and are likely to harm the environment,
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Council consider bid to cut M1 speed in Sheffield
Cabinet Member for Environment, Jack Scott, said Sheffield City Council was considering asking the government to reduce the speed limit to 50mph. He added that the decision would be "unpopular" but
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New earthquake shakes northern Italy - '10 dead'
A new earthquake has struck the Emilia region in northern Italy, killing at least 10 people and burying several others under rubble, local media say. All the deaths were in the Modena area. Three
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Anti-GM wheat protest halted by police
Anti-GM protesters who had planned to "decontaminate" a field of modified wheat in Hertfordshire have been stopped from entering by a police line. The Take the Flour Back group said it failed because
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Emergency plan' to eradicate polio launched
Tackling polio has entered "emergency mode" according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease. It has launched a plan to boost
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WHO expected to launch 'emergency plan' to eradicate polio
The World Health Organization is expected to declare polio a global emergency after outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease. The WHO wants to boost programmes in Nigeria, Pakistan and