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21
February
2020
In recognition of NRI's applied research into pests and their sustainable management, the University of Greenwich has been honoured with a prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize. The formal presentation of the prize took place on the morning of 20th...
03
February
2020
In west Africa where cassava is a staple food, much of the crop is processed into gari (roasted granules) at small-scale levels, mostly by women in their homes or in women’s processing groups. When water is added to gari it’s like an instant food,...
14
January
2020
What is social mobility and why does it matter? Social mobility refers to the extent to which a person’s social or economic situation changes, and can incorporate income, educational attainment, occupation or health. Should the socioeconomic status...
08
January
2020
There is a place called Ajaligado, in a parish called Ayal, in Alito sub-county, Kole District, in northern Uganda. On the day of our visit, about 25 members of the ‘Alito Cassava Growers’ Association’, met under the trees beside their cassava...