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Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew Mitchell, walked for water at Westminster today, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness for the world water and sanitation crisis.
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Ground breaking ‘scuba rice’ - developed thanks to UK aid - has won a prestigious national award.
The use of hazardous pesticides used to control eggplant borer has been reduced by the introduction of an integrated pest management system
The International Food Policy Research Institute has published much of its research findings in response to the global food price crisis
Two new rice varieties developed in India have become the first widely adopted modern varieties on India's uplands.
Herbicide-resistant maize promises effective integrated management of the Striga weed in Sub-Saharan Africa and increasing crop yields.
Policy change in Kenya's dairy industry, has improved handling and hygiene of milk, increased profit margins, given greater access to milk, and provided employment.
The PETRRA project in Bangladesh has achieved substantial improvements in rice production, income and empowerment of women.
Encouraging farmers in conflict areas to grown high-value crops such as mint has had a positive impact on the lives of many Afghan families.
Better access to fisheries resources for community-based organisations has resulted in significant increases in their fishing incomes.
How food security can be improved through collaborative research
Britain will support additional emergency evacuation flights for people who have fled to the Libya-Tunisia border, in light of concerns that numbers reaching the border camp look set to keep growing.
The government has backed the public's incredible support for this year's Red Nose Day with £10m support for Comic Relief's work in improving health and education across Africa.
Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia provides food, generates income and gives employment for millions across Asia
Innovative partnerships enable the adoption of zero-tillage to sow wheat after rice in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Countries across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa could benefit from local production of vaccine against East Coast Fever
Vital research is helping to protect essential crops from damage and diseases caused by whiteflies
Smallholder farmers in 9 countries are benefitting from the establishment of walk-in plant health clinics
Collaborative research leads to the development of new water-tolerant rice varieties to protect crops from short-term flooding.
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