The Bio Village: Upscaling Biodiversity in Bangladesh

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Bangladesh has already achieved 40 years of independence and the development of the agricultural sector has been tremendous. It has been accelerated and transformed through innovative agricultural development projects and technologies of the International Rice Research Institute, as well as collaborations of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, BRAC Agriculture Unit and other […]

Get Monsanto Out of Nepal: An Interview with Sabin Limbu

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On September 13, 2011, USAID announced a partnership with Monsanto and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) for introducing and promoting hybrid maize seeds in Nepal. The move became a controversial one and a group of activists formed a nationwide campaign ‘Stop Monsanto in Nepal’. The campaigners also organized a sit-in protest in front […]

We Need You! Help us shape what comes next in GSDM

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We are tirelessly working to improve Global South Development Magazine and we need you! Tell us what you think we should include next…

Novartis vs India: the court will decide — New Internationalist

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Generic drugs made in India are saving lives around the world. But if the country’s Supreme Court rules in favour of Big Pharma, all that could change, says Simon Reid-Henry.

Making the Most of Mobile Phones

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LONDON, September 2011 – It is not often a technology guru will say, “Forget the internet!” but Ken Banks, founder of Kiwanja.net, advocates going back to basics – using mobile phones rather than the internet, and pretty basic phones at that. While mobile phones are ubiquitous in Africa, the internet has nothing like the same […]