As dawn breaks in central Kenya, a helicopter lifts off in a race to find roosting locusts before the sun warms their bodies and sends them on a ravenous flight through farmland.
Ecology
Feb 16, 2021
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Optimized on-farm grain storage boosts food security in sub-Saharan Africa, as an ETH study in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic shows.
Other
Jan 12, 2021
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Kenya has approved the cultivation a GM variety strand created by Monsanto, the president's office said, the first time such crops have been allowed in the dynamic East African economy.
Ecology
Dec 20, 2019
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Across the world, the conversion of information into a digital format—also called "digitalization"—has increased productivity in the public and private sectors. As a result, virtually every country in the world is working ...
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2019
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In 35 years working the land, Kenyan farmer Josphat Muchiri Njonge has never seen his coffee shrubs burst with so much fruit on his verdant hillside plot outside bustling Nairobi.
Environment
Aug 6, 2019
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A study of small-scale fisheries operating from Kenya, Zanzibar and Madagascar, has revealed the massive underreporting of sharks and rays caught annually in the region.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2019
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Maasai farmers do not kill lions for retribution whenever they lose sheep or cattle, new research shows.
Ecology
Feb 26, 2019
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Captured on 1 October 2018 by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite, this image features part of northeast Kenya – an area east of the East African Rift.
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2019
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Kenya could soon host the only research-class observatory in equatorial Africa, thanks to a collaboration between the nation and the UK.
Astronomy
Feb 8, 2019
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Most workers and agricultural producers in developing countries are paid on a daily basis. This has a negative impact on their ability to generate savings for large expenses. Researchers from UZH have now shown that dairy ...
Economics & Business
Feb 5, 2019
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