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Concepts and methods of SAERP/DARDIS as a sustainable rural development strategy in Africa
(1998-12)
Africa being the second driest continent next to Australia, moisture stress is the major limiting factor for crop and livestock production particularly in the arid and semiarid areas. Over 65% of the rural and 25% of the ...
Report of the regional centre for mapping of resources for development(RCMRD)
(1999-06)
The Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development is an Intergovernmental organization established and operating under the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Organization of African ...
Nuclear science and technology for development
(1995-09)
The paper focuses on the efforts to create and utilize capacities in science and technology for national development, many African countries have also devoted attention to nuclear science and technology with a view to ...
Report of the first meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and cience and technology
(1999-12)
The First Meeting of the Committee on Natural Resources and Science and Technology (CNRST1) was held from 15 to 18 November 1999 at the Headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in the United ...
Information and communication technology in support of food security and sustainable development
(1998-06)
Recent developments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field are positively changing ways research is being done in the world and may be used to improve food distribution networks, development of population ...
Underdevelopment and natural resource abundance in Africa
(1999-11)
It is common knowledge that the African continent is very richly endowed with vast natural resources. These resources range from agriculture to fossil fuels and solid minerals. Ironically also, 38 of the 43 countries ...