Morocco set to legalise cannabis production for medical use
Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use, the government said on Thursday, 25 February, a...
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Poor rural infrastructure holds back food production by small Nigerian farmers
Agriculture is an important part of development and poverty mitigation in low income countries. It depends on infrastructure such as good roads, safe drinking water,...
Why it pays to link products to places
Credit: ningxin23minor via Pixabay For example, coffee from Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe, Sidamo and Harrar regions is famous for its quality. The Ijebu people of western Nigeria...
How new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change
Our Cooling the Commons research project, funded by Landcom, has launched a new approach using design patterns to guide how we design, and redesign, how...
Making animal feed from a locust plague
Kenya is battling some of the worst locust plagues in decades, but startup The Bug Picture hopes to transform the pests into profits and bring...
Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
One of the big contributors to climate change is right beneath your feet, and transforming it could be a powerful solution for keeping greenhouse gases...
Kenya’s Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete
Nairobi-based startup company Gjenge Makers uses recycled plastic with sand to make lightweight and low-cost bricks that are stronger than concrete. Nzambi Matee, a 29-year-old...
Nigeria’s president approves set up of $2.6bn infrastructure firm
Nigeria’s president has approved the creation of a new company that will focus on infrastructure development, with a seed capital of $2.63bn, the head of...
Winners of Space-Tech Earth Observation Innovation Challenge announced
Launched in September 2020, the winners in the Space-Tech Earth Observation Innovation Challenge have been announced. The initiative, convened by the South African National Space...
Is it ethical to quarantine people in hotel rooms?
Failing to quarantine in a designated hotel carries a fine of up to £10,000, and those who lie about visiting a red list country could...