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Countries - South Africa	Last Update: 07-03-14

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Global network combats food contamination

As much as 25% of the world's agricultural production today becomes contaminated resulting in risks to human health and to a loss of crops. The main culprits are toxins and particularly those of the poisonous mycotoxin family, which can be a potential threat to both humans and animals.

21-02-14

Controlling malaria in southern Africa

Malaria is still a big killer in southern Africa, and all available technologies need to be employed effectively to control the mosquitoes that spread it. Earth Observation (EO) techniques, such as remote aircraft and satellite sensing, can be employed to monitor and manage these malaria vectors.

29-01-14

Fighting child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, 70 per cent of the energy intake of the local diet is based on everyday foods such as cassava, maize, millet, or sorghum, but those staple foods do not provide sufficient nutrition. One of the consequences is high levels of malnutrition, particularly among children, which affects not only their health but also their cognitive development. Scientists are convinced that the right doses of micronutrients added to certain basic foods can fight malnutrition.

25-06-13

Award-winning innovation revolutionises vaccine production

A European Union (EU)-funded research project has opened up a radical new era in the world of vaccine discovery and production. Focused on veterinary vaccines, the project's work has made possible a dramatically faster and more effective route to the creation of vaccines to combat some of the most devastating diseases affecting farm livestock. The same accelerated route can be used to uncover a vast new range of urgently-needed vaccines for humans as well.

21-02-13

NM4TB – TB an enemy that dies hard

With tuberculosis (TB) making an unwelcome comeback in many developed countries – TB never really left the developing world – the news that EU-funded researchers are on the verge of a drug breakthrough is timely to say the least.

10-01-13

VEG-I-TRADE – Globalisation and climate change: The two world wide threats to food safety

With the global population set on a rapidly rising path towards 9 billion, the challenge facing the world's food supply is clear to see.
Within that food supply, fresh produce plays a vital part. But just as demand is rising, so are serious safety concerns. Recent disease outbreaks and rapid alerts linked to fresh produce have clearly highlighted the threat.

28-08-12

ALFA BIRD – Bio-fuelling air travel

Carbon dioxide emissions and decreasing global reserves of fossil fuels are two of the biggest challenges that must be addressed in the 21st century. Developing fuels that do not rely on petroleum and discovering other alternative fuels is one way to help decrease the carbon emissions that impact climate change, reduce the growing cost of fuel, and provide more ecologically and economically sustainable air travel.

04-07-12

PHARMA-PLANTA – Harnessing plant biotechnology to revolutionise pharmaceutical production

In June 2011, medical regulators gave the go-ahead for trials in humans of a potential new anti-HIV drug. The drug was produced in genetically modified tobacco leaves.
It was the first ever clinical trial of a drug of this type that had been derived from GM plants.

18-06-12

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