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Born-Again Crops Give Hope to Zimbabwean Farmers

Ian Robertson examines virus-free crop, Zimbabwe

Ian Robertson, agricultural scientist, examines virus-free sweet potato crop, Zimbabwe

Ian Robertson and his colleagues have found a way to free staple crops from viruses, with dramatic results for their growers. Michael Smith reports.

Loans on a Knife-Edge

African Aids orphans

The Micro Loan Foundation is working for long-term sustainable development in Malawi as opposed to providing temporary solutions. As celebrity patron Bob Geldof says, ‘To treat someone as an adult human being with a stake in his or her future is the essence of sound empirical business sense.’