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January 28, 2013
Meningitis link brings urgency to clean cookstove movement
According to a new study by Cheryl Dybas of the National Science Foundation (NSF), there is another addition to the list of diseases caused and catalysed by indoor air pollution caused by inefficient cookstoves – meningitis. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
Kenyan stoves don’t significantly reduce pollution
A new study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene found that ceramic cookstoves used in rural Kenyan households were having no significant impacts on the rates of pneumonia in children. Compared to 3 stone pits usually used, these ceramic stoves were found to have no significant […]
January 28, 2013
India: Deaths from respiratory illnesses on the rise
According to the Statistical Handbook of India, 2013, some 2,429 people died owing to respiratory diseases in 2011, a number far greater than that of deaths caused by water borne diseases and Japanese encephalitis. According to the country’s government, 26.3 million suffer from acute respiratory diseases, caused by indoor […]
January 28, 2013
Use of biomass fuels in households within Limpopo province of South Africa and its association with asthma
This cross sectional study aims to find an association between the incidence of asthma and use of biomass fuel among 742 school children aged between 13 and 14. The prevalence of asthma among the exposed group was found to be 33 per cent. Read the report here.
January 28, 2013
Cost & benefit analysis of improved cooking stoves in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has proven to be one of the toughest nuts to crack in terms of propagating use of clean cookstoves. This study conducted in the Tangail district in Bangladesh presents the results of the economic evaluation of improved cookstove which were disseminated in the region. Read the report here.
January 28, 2013
Kenya: Dutch potato project to improve food security
In Kenya, potatoes are the second most important food crop, coming after maize. In view of this, current low production of the crop is unfortunate, in terms of the employment generation opportunities the farmers in the country are missing out on. Hence, Kenya is all set to benefit from a […]
January 28, 2013
African agriculturists to be trained under US initiative
Under US’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative, both India and the United States have jointly decided to train agricultural professionals from Africa. This programme is a under the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative, and is known as “Feed the Future” initiative. Read more here.
January 28, 2013
India: PM asks for increased attention to agriculture
Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh has called for an increased focus on agriculture, and use of progressive technology for the same. He also called for bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in the country. Read more here. Former Indian President, Dr Abdul Kalam is also of […]
January 28, 2013
Gambia: IFAD grants US$20.28 million to boost agriculture
The International Fund for Agriculture is helping Gambia through its National Agriculture Land and Water Management Development Project. IFAD will disburse US$20.28 million worth of funds to the country’s agricultural sector, particularly for the benefit of smallholder farmers. Read more here.
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