Many of the people rely on farming for food. Rain failure or cattle problems can spell disaster for the population. Infant deaths are common and many mothers die in pregnancy and childbirth. The area is plagued by malaria, malnutrition, AIDS and TB. It has just three doctors and 39 nurses. The hospital works with the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme.

GM cotton crucial for Australian advantage Friday, 6 July 2007 The cotton industry must continue to lead the way with genetically modified crops in Australia if it is to retain a competitive edge, according to Professor James Dale with the Queensland University of Technology. GM cotton crucial for Australian advantage Friday, 6 July 2007 The cotton industry must continue to lead the way with genetically modified crops in Australia if it is to retain a competitive edge, according to...

Africa is rapidly becoming a focal point for multinational crop and chemical corporations clearing the way for the extended uptake of their products and technologies. Organisations like the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa -- bankrolled by the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations -- are partly to blame through their heavy investment in infrastructure aimed at supporting the development and distribution of GM crops and seeds. Organisations like the Alliance for the Green Revolution...

Later, the market shrugged off the report and clawed its way back up, boosted by some takeover deals and strong earnings reports, particularly from ConAgra Foods inc. and software maker Oracle corp. Stocks initially dropped after the Commerce Department said orders for durable goods plunged 2.8 percent in May following three months of increases. Given the market's turbulence over the past few weeks due to soaring bond yields, investors will be looking for any clues in the central bank's...

The project could not only prompt the revival of the sugar industry in Afghanistan, but also, as indicated by the FAO, offer an alternative to poppy production by introducing a profitable cash crop. Tailoring apprentices have just produced two thousand sets of shalwar kameez for a future demobilization package for disarming soldiers and ANBP has ordered another 8,000 sets. A factory based training service will be set up to provide technical and managerial assistance for sugar beet...