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July 31, 2023
Decades and depths of research Kenya has invested to develop GMO (FarmKenya)
July 20, 2023
City dwellers develop appetite for nutrient-rich grains shunned by Zimbabwe smallholder farmers
July 14, 2023
Scaling agriculture science and innovation for a climate-resilient future in Africa
July 11, 2023
Insect-resistant cowpea two years on: Scaling a best-practice agricultural innovation to feed a growing African population
July 10, 2023
Facilitating youth employment in the vegetable sector
June 30, 2023
Taking improved seed production and marketing techniques to community-based seed producers
Agricultural transformation in Africa - CIMMYT Director General Bram Govaerts calls for support among CIMMYT, CGIAR, and African researchers
June 29, 2023
“A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow.” - Speech by Gugulethu Mahlangu, young farmer / aquaponics horticulturist at the World Seed Congress 2023, Cape Town, South Africa
June 21, 2023
Highlights of the ISF World Seed Congress 2023, Cape Town, South Africa
Limagrain: Aiding African farmers, seed by seed (Food for Mzansi)
June 20, 2023
Forum des semenciers de Bamako : Comment relancer l'économie par les semences certifiées (Maliweb)
June 15, 2023
Tanzania - Proposed legal framework seeks to protect farmer-saved seed varieties (IPP Media)
June 14, 2023
Building capacities for advanced modern breeding programs in Africa - CIMMYT trains scientists in product profile-based maize breeding for increased genetics gains
June 7, 2023
Seed resilience: Focus on Rwanda
June 6, 2023
Burkina Faso - 14ème édition de la foire aux semences : Relever le défi entre production fourragère et sécurité alimentaire humaine
June 5, 2023
African plant breeders must leverage technology to address food insecurity (BusinessGhana)
June 2, 2023
University of Ghana’s West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has been incredible in efforts at improving Africa’s food security (MyJoy Online)
Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) calls on African plant breeders to embrace new breeding technologies to ensure a sustainable food secure future (News Ghana)
African plant breeders urged to embrace new breeding technologies, develop climate-smart solutions to address food insecurity (allAfrica)
May 22, 2023
Gene revolution - What next for Zimbabwe? (The Standard)
May 17, 2023
West Africa - Breeders deliberate on soybean product advancement to meet market demand
Startups, nonprofits race to unlock Africa’s agricultural potential as millions face food crisis and droughts (The Nairobi Law Monthly)
May 15, 2023
Next generation agricultural technologies and effective scaling will transform African agriculture
May 8, 2023
Replicating Nigeria’s pod borer resistant cowpea success story in West Africa
May 1, 2023
Quality seed contributes to return on investment
April 20, 2023
Climate change: Sub-Saharan Africa countries suffer as agricultural productivity and standards of living fall
April 17, 2023
Leading the way with agricultural innovation across Africa
April 14, 2023
Tela maize to boost Nigeria’s maize production – expert
What the court injunctions mean for biotech progress in Kenya
Go for hybrid seeds, rice farmers told
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