Agriculture and Environment
Reducing e-waste recycling risks in Ghana
How researchers are working to help mitigate the effects of toxic pollution at Agbogbloshie, a notorious dump for the world's e-waste
Building water-stress resilience in Panama
How researchers are finding better ways to manage the precious resource in a changing climate
Saving more livestock, stabilizing more lives
How a made-in-Africa vaccine could combat multiple deadly livestock diseases at the same time
A decade of improving food security around the world
Five ways the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund transformed lives
Cities in South Asia are sizzling, with low-income residents bearing the brunt of urban heat stress. But researchers are finding ways to help them adapt.
Latin America and Canadian scientists are working on a portable diagnostic technology that could be a game-changer in the battle against diseases such as Zika
How a natural compound called hexanal is helping prevent India’s lucrative fruit crops from spoiling
Improving Africa's food-security, one woman at a time
Food-security expert Jemimah Njuki explains why women are poised to take a leading role in Africa's agriculture industry
In Ethiopia, protein-rich crops of pulses such as chickpeas are no longer playing second fiddle to maize and wheat, a shift that’s transforming lives
The simple agricultural kit improving life for Nepal’s terrace farmers
Life as a farmer on the terraced plots of land in Central Nepal isn’t easy, but the introduction of new agricultural practices and a few cheap, simple tools could be a boon for the men and women who work the region’s soil
How a Canadian virologist created a breakthrough five-in-one livestock vaccine that could transform the lives of millions in Africa and beyond
A creepy-crawly food revolution
Long considered pests, insects are now on the menu for farmed fish and poultry in Kenya and Uganda, where scientists are looking for cheaper, healthier ways to boost animal growth and develop the local economy
In Ghana's Volta River delta, the remotely-operated aerial vehicles are going where researchers can't to help study coastal erosion, flooding and migration
Adapting to a new environmental reality in Morocco
How one project is helping a part of the North African country innovate to weather the effects of a changing climate
How solar-powered water pumps are helping Pakistani farmers adjust to climate change
