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  SciDev.Net Weekly Update (14 - 20 November 2011): Innovations go 
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News, views and information about science, technology and the
developing world

India's technology entrepreneurs are finding local solutions to local
problems, but need government support, says IT consultant _Vineeta
Dixit_.

Performance on commitments made 20 years ago to protect the world's
oceans is unimpressive, say reports.
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Australia is establishing a centre to share its knowledge of farming in
extreme climates with African agricultural researchers.

The ancient practice of farming fish in rice paddies benefits both
parties, a study has found.
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Agricultural researchers must solve the conflict between boosting food
supply and reducing emissions, say scientists, ahead of a report to be
published next year.

The sequencing of the pigeon pea genome will allow researchers to find
higher-yielding varieties of the crop in a shorter time.

Developing country science academies are joining with the US to build
science diplomacy.
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Combining large-scale with community-generated data is proving a
successful strategy for preparing for the impacts of global warming.

An Egyptian scientist is suing _Nature _for publishing an article that
he says damaged his reputation, and the case has begun in the UK.
Source: BBC Online

India's IT sector offers solutions for local problems — but
entrepreneurs need help getting innovations to market, says _Vineeta
Dixit_.

Neither dispassionate information nor scare stories are the answer: we
need public engagement on health interventions, argues _Priya Shetty_.

Public engagement is essential for often-controversial biomedical
interventions, argues _Priya Shetty_.

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Read  from last week’s forum in Budapest, Hungary, and

Fish and rice are natural partners in flooded paddy fields, boosting
farmers' incomes, says a study

They share environmental problems and now they are going to share
expertise

Is boosting food production compatible with reducing agriculture's
greenhouse gas emissions?

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