SERA e-News

January-March 2008, Vol 5, No 1

SERA event discusses successes in addressing Africa's water challenges

Plant propagation brings promise of a sustainable livelihood to Eastern Cape women

Work of SERA participants through CSIR spurs novel indigenous foods commercialisation venture

SERA event discusses successes in addressing Africa's water challenges
	SERA started off 2008 with a topical Networking event featuring a presentation by Prof Eugene Cloete - Director of the University of Pretoria Water Institute (UPWI) and Co-leader of the SERA Water Focus Area team, and held at the CSIR Convention Centre.

Plant propagation brings promise of a sustainable livelihood to Eastern Cape women
	A donation of 900 Eucalyptus seedlings generated through the research of members of the SERA Plant Propagation and Cultivation Technology (PPCT) Focus Area team five years ago, has given rise to the establishment of a successful nursery that provides livelihoods for a group of women in the Eastern Cape.

Work of SERA participants through CSIR spurs novel indigenous foods commercialisation venture
	Indigenous South African delicacies that have been revived through technology will soon be sharing a platform with western foodstuffs, through the work of a Bloemfontein-based Cooperative.

USEFUL LINKS

Agreement between UP and Oxford will see growth of nanotechnology in SA

Opinion piece - Digital education requires relevant software

IST-Africa Conference 2008

ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES

TB antibiotic use has 'resistance side-effect' - An antibiotic used to combat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children could be leading to resistance to a similar drug Source: SciDev.Net

Sub-Saharan Africa science news in brief - March 2008 - View a round up of science news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 13-25 March. Source: SciDev.Net

UN trials model model bioenergy's effect on food security - Tests on a tool to help policymakers assess the impact of bioenergy development on food security have begun in developing countries. Source: SciDev.Net