Developments
Just before the monsoon, as you travel along the roads around Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh in India, you cannot fail to see the bright orange water tankers bringing fresh water to this thirsty city. There are claims...
Bringing overgrazed land back from the brink
Crouch down close to the hot, dry soil and scan the sparse vegetation and a surprising sight meets your eyes. Weaving away to the horizon are narrow tracks filled with indigenous plants that stand taller and thicker than...
Bovine tuberculosis: a knotty problem?
Over the last decade HIV/AIDS has received much attention for its impact on sub-Saharan Africa but another disease, receives far less press coverage and yet results in a much greater number of deaths . ...
It seems as degrading to measure the level of poverty as it is to measure the weight of a starving child. But if the child is already too frail to survive, is it better to give food and a chance of life to others less frail? When trying to alleviate poverty, is it...
The Western Cape is one of the most beautiful and productive parts of South Africa, an area famous for the quality of its wines and fruit, which fetch high prices overseas. However, wealthy shoppers demand a high quality product: only...
