Developments
Most people pick their path through roadside rubbish with a certain degree of distaste. Some may feel city authorities should do a better job of clearing away the waste. Few would have the foresight to see that the unwanted vegetable waste that piles up around market places and even in people's back yards has the potential to enrich impoverished soil...
Diamondback moth: biocontrol and a preference for peas
Diamondback moth, a common and widespread pest of crucifer crops worldwide, has astounded entomologists by developing a taste for peas. Reports from Kenyan vegetable export growers that the pest was attaching sugar-snap pea crops during the 1999 season were at first dismissed. However, field observations of the damage...
ILM: more than mere management
Although landlocked, there are few African countries as well watered as Uganda. The White Nile traverses much of the country and as well as the ample resources provided by its source, Lake Victoria, there are other important water-bodies wholly within the country including Lake Kyoga in the centre and Lake George in the south west. The local communities may be predominantly dependent on artisanal fishing, but the surrounding wetlands and agricultural land also feature in the complex livelihoods of the people living on and near the shores of these lakes...
Eco-Flakes to green the desert
Trials carried out in Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates, have demonstrated the potential of biodegradable 'Eco-Flakes' to retain water, promote plant growth and potentially help in 'greening' the desert...
