March 30, 2026
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) technologies drive soybean yields in Uganda: IITA youth harvest success
March 4, 2026
Timely and geo-localized RIICE production info to innovate Kenyan rice farming
February 27, 2026
Mechanized sorghum threshing pilot aims to unlock farmer incomes and strengthen market linkages in Zimbabwe
October 15, 2025
Mastering seed germination: The key to a strong maize harvest
July 11, 2025
Maize Seed Tracker: a digital decision tool for maize lethal necrosis-free seed production - CIMMYT’s Maize Seed Tracker is helping farmers and partners in Kenya prevent MLN, protect seed quality, and build resilient food systems through real-time, data-driven action
June 6, 2025
Fingerprinting bioinformatics pipeline cuts seed purity testing from days to clicks
May 28, 2025
When the worm won’t wait: Battling fall armyworm with science, seeds and farmer-led solutions
April 21, 2025
Sustainable Onion Seed Drying (Vegetable seed production series 1)
March 25, 2025
How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines (ScienceNews)
March 17, 2025
Understanding cowpea anthracnose in Nigeria: new findings on its causal agents
March 14, 2025
Innovative approach by the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) doubles farmers' yields - Improved seeds are transforming Nigerian farmers' yields and incomes, as showcased by CDA
February 26, 2025
Standing strong against Goss’s Wilt: protecting your crops with knowledge and resilience
February 18, 2025
Une bactérie pour fertiliser le sol et booster la production du niébé (SciDev.Net)
January 29, 2025
Disease and pest management of legumes and cereals in Africa - Advancing sustainable practices for crop health and food security
October 28, 2024
A blueprint for soil health initiatives
July 17, 2024
Rhizobacteria identified to combat striga and boost sorghum yields in Ethiopia
June 7, 2024
A disease-surveillance network in Africa will accelerate detection and actions to prevent the spread of major rice diseases
May 28, 2024
Technical Guidelines: Seed Testing Methods: A comprehensive overview (South Soudan Seed Hub)
May 6, 2024
Simple innovations for successful vegetable production in Ghana
April 19, 2024
Ghana’s biosafety authority: Granting GMO import permits to be based on regulations, international best practices (EnviroNews Nigeria)
January 26, 2024
Tackling fall armyworm with sustainable control practices
September 27, 2023
Expert support for first-time tomato grower
September 25, 2023
IITA–CGIAR's program Strengthening the Supply of Improved Seeds and the Public-Private Partnership in Central Africa (SISCA) highlights seed regulation merits in the Democratic Republic of Congo
August 31, 2023
Transforming Uganda's seed sector with digital tracking and tracing
August 3, 2023
Aflasafe: A natural bioprotectant product that safeguards food for Africans now available
June 27, 2023
Du riz résistant aux inondations pour les producteurs africains (SciDev-Net)
May 4, 2023
ICARDA's phenotyping facilities: a game-changing solution for abiotic stress tolerance in crops
March 22, 2023
AATF identifies cowpea planting windows to beat erratic rains and boost harvests
March 21, 2023
CABI BioProtection Portal launched to help fight crop pests and diseases more sustainably in Tanzania
March 7, 2023
Plant Health Innovation Platform at Kiboko, Kenya: integrating and testing eco-friendly solutions against fall armyworm
March 1, 2023
Hybrid true potato seed: Unlocking the power of the potato on the African continent
February 3, 2023
Solar powered dryers boost peanut production in Togo
November 28, 2022
Growing soya beans in Zambia, the Syngenta way (ProAgri)
November 2, 2022
Faster screen of biologicals for growth stimulants, disease protection in wheat and corn
September 23, 2022
MasAgro is “a gift for Africa” - CIMMYT’s Board of Trustees were impressed with MasAgro’s outcomes in Mexico and its potential for replication in Africa
September 2, 2022
Why multi-channel agricultural extension works for fighting crop pests
August 12, 2022
IITA scientists reveal strategy to increase cowpea yield and protein content
July 20, 2022
SGS Kenya Accreditation Renewal and Extension
July 11, 2022
Nigeria - Experts outline guidelines as cowpea farmers set for cultivation (Dailytrust)
July 5, 2022
X choses à savoir sur la culture de tomate
December 22, 2021
International Seed Testing Association - Bulking and Sampling Committee announces that the Sampling Calculator has been enhanced with further functionalities
December 2, 2021
Integrated Pest Management is best approach to fighting fall armyworm pest in Botswana, new study reveals
September 13, 2021
The power of radio in fight against fall armyworm highlighted in new CABI-led study
August 5, 2021
Molecular breeding to enhance wheat in Kenya and Ethiopia
July 20, 2021
Biotechnology aiding the fight against cowpea pest damage in Africa
July 19, 2021
Crean recubrimiento para aumentar productividad de semillas en condiciones de sequía (El Periódico)
June 23, 2021
A bold new data management platform, the Enterprise Breeding System (EBS), is helping breeders harness the power of data, save time, and make the best breeding decisions - CGIAR Excellence in Breeding has just released a faster, more feature-filled version
June 16, 2021
Rapidly diagnosing plant diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa - Introducing James Canham
April 26, 2021
Mating disruption pheromone now registered to fight fall armyworm in Kenya
April 21, 2021
April 7, 2021
ISTA webinar - How to achieve ISTA accreditation
April 2, 2021
Trois ennemis naturels à même de vaincre la chenille du maïs
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture releases updated list of passprot descriptors for crop wild relatives conserved in situ
March 29, 2021
Plant doctor training under Plantwise piloted in Burundi
March 1, 2021
CABI BioProtection Portal now available in Uganda
February 9, 2021
What are TALENs and how will they impact global food security?
February 8, 2021
CGIAR webinar unleashes multidisciplinary approach to climate change and plant health
February 3, 2021
CABI study updates safer options for fall armyworm control in Africa
January 20, 2021
Fast-tracked adoption of second-generation resistant maize varieties key to managing maize lethal necrosis in Africa
November 12, 2020
Recent advances in breeding for Striga resistance in early and extra-early maturing maize for sub-Saharan Africa
October 29, 2020
Good practices for vegetable seed production - ISF Vegetable Seed Production Group and APSA Vegetable & Ornamentals Special Interest Group join forces to develop a guide on good practices for healthy vegetable seed production
October 27, 2020
New tool seeks to improve seed delivery in West Africa Un nouvel outil vise à améliorer la livraison des semences den Afrique de l'Ouest
September 16, 2020
Digital solutions to help tackle fall armyworm in South Africa - A new app can help the fight against this formidable enemy
September 9, 2020
International Seed Testing Association, - Multi-lingual version of ISTA Sampling Calculator
August 5, 2020
International Seed Testing Association's Interactive Certificate – training tool
International Seed Testing Association's Reference PEST List – v6.0 now available online
August 4, 2020
Data gets to root of crop yields problem - The resilience and yields of food crops worldwide could be improved by a new technique that monitors the growth of plant roots, scientists say
July 14, 2020
Genome-wide mapping and allelic fingerprinting provide insights into the genetics of resistance to wheat stripe rust in India, Kenya and Mexico (Nature)
May 18, 2020
Improving the diet of livestock for healthier herds in Sub Saharan Africa
April 27, 2020
Nematode-based solution offers possible ‘weapon’ in arsenal against devastating fall armyworm pest
April 17, 2020
Malawi registers Aflasafe, the cost-effective technology for aflatoxin management
April 15, 2020
A less risky business - Through new project, tools and insurance services will help small farmers in eastern Africa reduce investment risks and losses related to climate
March 30, 2020
Armyworm control seed on the cards (Sunday News)
March 23, 2020
An overview of plant variety protection in Uganda (Mondaq)
March 20, 2020
Nigeria - National Agricultural Seeds Council deploys smart cards to tackle seed counterfeiting (The Guardian)
March 16, 2020
How wasps are used to control the destructive cowpea pest Maruca vitrata
March 12, 2020
New aflatoxin biocontrol product lowers contamination of groundnut and maize in Senegal
March 5, 2020
Cool beans: A vertical crop fit for Africa's changing climate and nutritional gaps
January 29, 2020
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Bulking and Sampling Committee has created a Sampling Calculator, which may be installed as an application on a Desktop, Android or iOS device
December 4, 2019
Decade-long trials prove efficacy of Nigeria’s aflatoxin biocontrol product
November 25, 2019
Sorghum, an effective response to climate change Sorgo, una risposta efficace ai cambiamenti climatici
November 5, 2019
Scientists develop an early warning system that delivers wheat rust predictions directly to farmers’ phones - New research describes a revolutionary early warning system that can predict and mitigate wheat rust diseases in Ethiopia
September 30, 2019
Using the digital seed catalog and seed roadmap for better access to seed information
August 13, 2019
Using the MARPLE kit to diagnose wheat rust in Ethiopia - The mobile kit will allow Ethiopia to quickly identify wheat rust strains in 48 hours, instead of sending samples to labs abroad
August 5, 2019
Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute to control seed counterfeiting using a mobile app (RegionWeek)
July 25, 2019
Tree Lab: Portable genomics for early detection of plant viruses and pests in Sub-Saharan Africa
July 9, 2019
A field-deployable diagnostic tool to fast track quality assured seed potato in Kenya (International Potato Center)
May 21, 2019
How can tomato farming be improved in Kenya? Study finds producers face a ‘myriad of constraints’
April 22, 2019
New study identifies best agronomic practices to reduce fall armyworm damage
March 13, 2019
A decade of research progress in chickpea and lentil breeding and genetics
March 7, 2019
Drought-tolerant hybrid seed offers farmers reprieve from hunger
January 20, 2019
Kenya - How I beat tomato bacterial wilt (Daily Nation)
January 18, 2019
Seeds go digital: faster and better-quality certification, a game-changer for African farmers?
January 13, 2019
Semences améliorées pour accroître le rendement agricole : des exemples de réussite à suivre (Agence Ecofin)
December 6, 2018
Harnessing the genetic diversity of a dynamic crop: cowpea (Open Access Government)
November 23, 2018
Finding fakes: Mobile phones help detect counterfeit seeds in Kenya
September 11, 2018
Suitcase-sized lab speeds up wheat rust diagnosis
September 7, 2018
MARPLE (Mobile And Real-time PLant disEase) diagnostics: a pioneering step in Ethiopian wheat rust management
July 12, 2018
Where innovation shines! Syngenta Seedcare at the Worldseed Congress in Brisbane
June 25, 2018
Nuru becomes African farmers’ newest ally against Fall Armyworm - FAO and Pennsylvania State University launch innovative app to fight fast-spreading pest
April 27, 2018
Mozambique - Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) maize shows promising resistance to destructive fall armyworm (My Joy Online)
March 14, 2018
FAO launches mobile application to support fight against fall armyworm in Africa - The application is vital for early detection of fall armyworm and guiding best response
February 5, 2018
Kenya - New technique boosting rice production in Mwea (Daily Nation)
February 2, 2018
Researchers learn from plant viruses to protect crops - Plants are locked in an ancient arms race with hostile viruses, but genome editing is giving crops the upper hand (The Scientist)
February 1, 2018
New technical guide to help farmers protect against fall armyworm
How manipulating the plant microbiome could improve agriculture (The Scientist)
January 29, 2018
Breakthrough in the battle against Ug99
January 5, 2018
Feeding the future of agriculture with vertical farming - The technology-driven model of agriculture may offer a means to address farm output and food security in the years to come (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
December 6, 2017
Space-age technology for fight against crop-devastating pest outbreaks
December 5, 2017
The dry chain: Reducing postharvest losses and improving food safety in humid climates
November 27, 2017
Biostimulants: enabling stronger crops - Agricultural practices are constantly evolving and the use of Biostimulants in plant production systems is increasing year by year with the objective of improving crop productivity
November 20, 2017
Côte d’Ivoire - Une nouvelle technique d’amélioration de la qualité des semences agricoles présentée à Yamoussoukro (Agence Ivoirienne de Presse)
November 19, 2017
Tanzania - Study proves that AflasfeTZ, an innovative technology to control aflatoxin contamination, controls poisons in maize, groundnuts (Daily News)
November 14, 2017
New map of worldwide croplands supports food and water security - India has the highest net cropland area while South Asia and Europe are considered agricultural capitals of the world
November 6, 2017
Collaboration provides hope in the battle against mycotoxin-induced cancer in the developing world (Forbes)
Swapping where crops are grown could feed an extra 825 million people
October 30, 2017
New tool predicts risk of plant disease and infestation worldwide - The algorithms provide an efficient method for identifying potential outbreaks and anticipating biological invasions or spreading of disease
October 29, 2017
Traitement des semences de céréales à paille (Agriculture Maroc)
October 11, 2017
New app diagnoses crop diseases and notifies farmers (Daily Nation)
October 2, 2017
Grafting helps pepper plants deal with drought (SciDev.Net)
August 22, 2017
Researchers model ways to control deadly maize disease (SciDev.Net)
August 15, 2017
Peridiam: Coating solutions from Bayer SeedGrowth for challenging treatment demands around the globe
August 3, 2017
CIMMYT scientist L.M. Suresh uses new technology to fight maize lethal necrosis disease in eastern Africa
July 24, 2017
New online portal offers information to curb maize lethal necrosis in Africa
July 17, 2017
Developing heat and drought tolerant wheat for Asia and Africa
July 7, 2017
Burundi - Le système rizicole intensif révolutionne la riziculture (La Voix du Burundi)
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) rolls out farmer friendly method of seed verification (KBC)
July 4, 2017
Kenya - High-tech labels come in handy in war on fake seeds (Business Daily)
July 2, 2017
Building economically sustainable and effective legume seed systems in Nigeria
June 30, 2017
2017 Genomic Open-source Breeding Informatics Initiative (GOBII) hackathon helps improve current genomic data management system
June 20, 2017
Fighting a destructive crop disease with mathematics
June 15, 2017
Could robots replace honeybees as pollinators? (Vegetable Growers News)
May 10, 2017
Breaking Ground: CIMMYT scientist Vijay Chaikam develops doubled haploid lines to accelerate maize breeding
May 8, 2017
Understanding mutation breeding for drought tolerance in crops
April 12, 2017
Microbes, new weapon against agricultural pests in Africa (IPS News
March 31, 2017
Provitamin A biofortification of crop plants: a gold rush with many miners (Current Opinion in Biotechnology)
March 22, 2017
New WEMA maize hybrid shows resistance to stem borers in South Africa
March 17, 2017
Kenya - Maize breeders benefit from using drones (SciDev.Net)
March 6, 2017
Petkus K-Cleaner series: a small machine helps stimulate the African seed market
February 17, 2017
“The Art and Science of Rust Pathology and Applied Plant Breeding” - An online course
February 14, 2017
Study shows that Arcadia Biosciences' nitrogen use efficiency trait increases yield in Nerica rice
February 2, 2017
Egyptian invention cuts rice irrigation water by half (SciDev.Net)
January 24, 2017
Maissorten für Hitze und Dürre - In Simbabwe leidet die Landwirtschaft am Klimawandel. Neue Getreidevarianten könnten helfen.(Heise)
December 22, 2016
Harnessing medical technology and global partnerships to drive gains in food crop productivity
November 29, 2016
Coming of age: Robots in farms (SciDev.Net)
November 14, 2016
Combating the spread of maize lethal necrosis in Africa poses unique but surmountable challenges, a CIMMYT seed health specialist says
November 13, 2016
Zimbabwe droughtbusters develop seeds that need 60% less water (The Citizen)
November 7, 2016
First drought-tolerant and insect-resistant “stacked” transgenic maize harvested in Kenya
CIMMYT - Taking aim at climate change
November 6, 2016
Kenya - Real Integrated Pest Management develops a seed coat from a beneficial fungi, Trichoderma asperellum, which protects them soil-borne pests and diseases (Daily Nation)
October 26, 2016
Zimbabwe - Scientists unveil maize varieties resistant to heat, drought (Voice of America)
October 24, 2016
Researchers inventing pod borer resistant cowpea for Africa
September 15, 2016
Similar estimates of temperature impacts on global wheat yield by three independent methods (Nature Climate Change)
September 6, 2016
Farming adaptations to combat climate change impacts crop yields in 2050
September 2, 2016
Nigeria - Ahmadu Bello University’s revolution in seeds technology (Leadership)
August 10, 2016
The best defence: developing aphid-resistant wheat for smallholder farmers in southern Africa - A partnership between wheat scientists at Rothamsted Research and Seed Co Ltd, Africa’s largest seed company, is attempting to breed wheat resistant to two aphid species
August 5, 2016
Piloting climate-adaptive forage seed systems in Ethiopia – results from the FeedSeed project (Sustainable Livestock Digest - International Livestock Research Institute)
August 1, 2016
Electronic platform on seeds in West Africa launched to boost access to quality seed production in Nigeria and the sub region (NTA News)
July 29, 2016
First portable low-cost device developed for rapid detection of aflatoxins
July 21, 2016
Bayer SeedGrowth - Nematodes: the invisible crop killer
Gene editing: Running with scissors (Nature)
July 15, 2016
Mobile app for rain forecasts raising farmers’ yields - A mobile phone-based innovation that can predict rain is helping farmers in six Sub-Saharan Africa countries sow, fertilise and harvest crops at the optimum time (SciDev.Net)
July 12, 2016
Boosting Aflasafe use in Africa (All About Feed)
July 1, 2016
Mali - Making the most of improved, accessible climate information
June 29, 2016
Scanning the future of genebanks - Luigi Guarino, Director of Science and Programs at The Crop Trust, discusses the complexities behind barcoding in genebanks
June 13, 2016
Syngenta's Global Root Health Network on LinkedIn welcomes its 1,000th member
June 2, 2016
Bayer SeedGrowth Service Centers worldwide - The importance of SeedGrowth Service Managers is rising steadily: customers request more complex treatment recipes and the equipment has more functions than ever - The daily duties of Bayer Managers like Frank Laubert will never become routine
May 18, 2016
Bayer showcases global expertise in seed treatment and seeds at the ISF World Seed Congress 2016 Bayer beim ISF World Seed Congress 2016 - Globale Expertise im Bereich Saatgutbehandlung und Saatgut Bayer en el Congreso Mundial de Semillas de ISF 2016 - Experiencia mundial en semillas y en su tratamiento Bayer no Congresso Mundial de Sementes - ISF 2016 - Experiência global em tratamento de sementes e em sementes na vitrine
May 12, 2016
Syngenta Foundation and Soybean Innovation Lab sponsor soybean field day in Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa - New initiative to help sorghum and millet farmers increase their yields in spite of high temperatures and low rainfall
May 6, 2016
Farming with robots (RoboHub)
April 19, 2016
Could global warming's top culprit help crops? Study looks at how carbon dioxide might cut effects of rising heat
Japan and AfricaRice promote ‘RiceAdvice’ app to bolster rice yield and youth employment in Nigeria and Mali Le Japon et AfricaRice appuient l’application ‘RiceAdvice’ pour booster les rendements rizicoles et l’emploi des jeunes au Nigeria et au Mali
April 8, 2016
Poll results: most important factors to close the sugar beet yield gap (Global Root Health Network)
March 28, 2016
A groundbreaking technology will soon let us see exactly what is in our food (Business Insider)
March 25, 2016
Science meets farming to reveal Africa’s best bean (SciDev/Net)
March 24, 2016
L'Afrique de l'Ouest se dote d'une plateforme électronique d'échanges sur les semences (AllAfrica)
Lancement officiel de la plateforme électronique sur les semences "wasix" au Sénégal les 24 et 25 mars 2016
Afrique de l‘Ouest - Lancement à Dakar d’une plateformes électronique d’échanges sur les semences (StarAfrica)
March 22, 2016
Technologies developed in Malawi reduce drudgery and labor in groundnut
Tanzanian rice variety SATO1 swells yield from salty soil (SciDev.Net)
March 2, 2016
ADAPTAWHEAT project - Genetic markers signal increased wheat crop productivity potential (PhysOrg)
February 28, 2016
Apomixis breeding: the paradigm is shifting
February 23, 2016
Synthetic biology: creating a better future for our global agricultural system
February 22, 2016
Drought tolerant maize: Long-run science, investments, and partnerships pay off in Africa
February 15, 2016
Ethiopian wheat offers unique source of diversity for weathering climate change
February 10, 2016
Maize lethal necrosis field day demonstrates promising maize germplasm
February 9, 2016
Performance of pearl millet germplasm accessions and hybrids capture interest in Niger
Dow AgroSciences unveils new innovative insecticides for Europe, Middle East & Africa region - Two new innovative products respond to needs of local farmers in the region in key crops for consumers
January 28, 2016
A new tool for resilient seed systems - The Resilient Seed Systems Resource Box is a tool to enhance the access and use of crop diversity to adapt to climate change
January 27, 2016
StrigAway puts a hex on witchweed (AgriLinks)
January 26, 2016
La diversité culturelle des agriculteurs façonne la diversité biologique du sorgho
January 18, 2016
10 most influential plant science studies from 2015 (Ag Professional)
January 13, 2016
Digitisation: the next revolution in agriculture
January 11, 2016
Mobilizing gene bank biodiversity in the fight against climate change
January 7, 2016
Genetic codebreaking on wheat years ahead of schedule (Grainews)
January 6, 2016
Wheat genome sequencing gets major boost - A high quality bread wheat reference sequence will be available in less than two years
January 4, 2016
La tecnología CRISPR es usada eficazmente para editar genes específicos de plantas
Phenotyping workshop at PAG XXIV - Do we really need digital plant phenotyping?
December 27, 2015
Drones set to give global farming a makeover (The Guardian)
December 3, 2015
Agriculture: A new breed of edits - Genome editing allows much smaller changes to be made to DNA compared with conventional genetic engineering. In terms of agriculture, this might win over public and regulator opinion (Nature)
November 30, 2015
Burkina Faso - Reducing post-harvest losses - AGRA supports training and provision of equipment
How input kiosks bridge the distance in parts of Burkina Faso, facilitating access to improved seeds
November 22, 2015
CRISPR: cutting edge tech for plant breeders (The Western Producer)
November 16, 2015
Kenya - Bayer CropScience steps up war against maize disease (AllAfrica)
November 12, 2015
New video on how African rice farmers can reduce Striga problems in their crop
November 6, 2015
International Seed Testing Association explain its vision of “uniformity in seed testing” in a new video
November 4, 2015
Do we really need automated plant phenotyping?
International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium is producing new tools for wheat breeders
October 30, 2015
Field trials show average yield increases of 19 percent in nitrogen use efficient rice - Improved rice will enhance farm economics, food security and sustainable agriculture in the developing world
October 28, 2015
Online tool is improved to unleash power of crop diversity
Une plateforme d’échanges d’informations sur les semences en Afrique de l’Ouest (Abidjan.net)
October 27, 2015
Big data for development research
October 23, 2015
GM Herbicide-Tolerant Crops, Weedkillers, and Resistant Weeds: Overview and Interplay Les OGM tolérants à un herbicide, les désherbants et les adventices résistantes : A1:A4état des lieux et interactions
New technologies at the service of Africa’s agricultural transformation
October 21, 2015
Help for soybean industry in Africa starts with the source
Wasix.net : Une plateforme d’échanges d’informations sur les semences en Afrique de l’Ouest (Le Faso)
October 19, 2015
Changing the pace of maize breeding in Africa through doubled-haploid technology
October 14, 2015
Plantas modificadas genéticamente para luchar contra la desnutrición
October 7, 2015
Genetic makeup of thousands of rice varieties placed in global seed data pool - Information provided to international treaty to help develop more sustainable crops
October 4, 2015
The scorecard, as Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa, a marathon maize project, winds up after eight years
A ‘double-hatted’ maize variety brings good tidings to farmers in western Kenya - WH507 is both nitrogen-use-efficient and drought-tolerant
September 27, 2015
Two new Bayer SeedGrowth Centers in Indonesia and South Africa about to be opened - An interview with Georgi Bonev, Commercial Marketing Manager SeedGrowth, and Dr. Heinz-Friedrich Schnier, Head of Global SeedGrowth Centers
September 23, 2015
Syngenta Nigeria Limited introduces five new products (Business Trumpet)
September 18, 2015
Bayer Cropscience launches novel nematicide Velum Prime in Malawi (AgroNews)
September 10, 2015
Sénégal - Gestion des semences : Des universités offriront des formations spécialisées (Le Soleil)
September 6, 2015
New DivSeek initiative to encourage genomic characterization of seed bank holdings (GenomeWeb)
August 16, 2015
Equipment - The right tools (Bayer SeedGrowth)
August 12, 2015
Plant-strengthening agent enhances natural ability of plants to survive
August 11, 2015
Two new cold-tolerant rice varieties expand options for Madagascar farmers
August 4, 2015
West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement launches Vegetables Innovation Lab to boost tomato production in Ghana
August 3, 2015
From the eye in the sky to the cell phone in the field: technologies for all
July 28, 2015
US President learns from DuPont innovations in food and agriculture in Ethiopia - Company’s collaboration with Ethiopian government, USAID, food companies and smallholder farmers critical to sustainable and inclusive growth
July 15, 2015
Breakthrough ‘African Seed Access Index’ analyzes seed sectors for viability and diversity (Food Tank)
July 12, 2015
VegOneX: a new way to order seed in Tanzania - A faster, more efficient way for seed companies to order and track foundation seed
July 1, 2015
New online tool for seed selection in Kenya (SciDev.Net)
June 29, 2015
Gentechnik: CRISPR verändert alles - Die neue Technologie zum Gene Editing führte zur größten Revolution in der Biologie seit der PCR (Spektrum)
June 17, 2015
Creating a sustainable future in Lesotho seed production (Seeds and Markets Project)
June 12, 2015
Kenya - MbeguChoice, une application pour le choix des semences promise à un brillant avenir (Agro Ecofin)
June 10, 2015
New website seeks to boost Kenya farm yields (Africa Science News)
CRISPR, the disruptor - A powerful gene-editing technology is the biggest game changer to hit biology since PCR. But with its huge potential come pressing concerns (Nature)
May 29, 2015
Smart phone apps series to help maximize land’s productivity, protect resources
May 18, 2015
Kenya Seed Company launches SMS technology to fight counterfeit (Standard Digital)
May 14, 2015
A solution to the controversy on plant variety protection in Africa - African countries can establish a plant variety protection system that supports commercial seed systems without negatively affecting smallholder farmers (Nature Biotechnology)
May 3, 2015
Global Catalogue of Microorganisms
April 3, 2015
Scientists breed rice that can grow on less nitrogen, in drought (Daily Monitor)
April 1, 2015
Seed improvement to prevent rust disease is key to boosting wheat productivity
March 19, 2015
Addressing the mechanism of action behind the adaptation of root growth to environmental conditions and other influencers
March 10, 2015
Detect Potyvirus in few minutes using rapid Flashkit (ImmunoStrip) Détecter les Potyvirus en moins de 30 minutes grâce au Flashkit (ImmunoStrip)
Kenya - Monsanto introduces three new maize varieties for high altitude areas (Standard Media)
February 16, 2015
Ever heard of marker-assisted breeding? (21st Century Tech)
February 9, 2015
Q+A: Kenya farmers deploy a range of tactics to fight wheat stem rust - Scientists have identified eight variants within the Ug99 lineage in Africa
February 6, 2015
UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy by numbers
January 13, 2015
Launch of global ‘big data’ partnership to harness genetic resources for food security
January 12, 2015
'DivSeek' aims to mine the genetic treasure in seed bank vaults (Science)
Crop modelling for integrated assessment of risk to food production from climate change (ScienceDirect)
January 3, 2015
Gene editing will change everything - just not all at one time - Transformative technology is still in its infancy but great things are expected in human health and industrial and agbio markets (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News)
December 31, 2014
Farmers to gain from projects to combat aflatoxins (SciDev.Net)
December 18, 2014
Improved maize to boost yields in nitrogen-starved African soils
December 15, 2014
Oro Agri SA (Pty) Ltd. launches new 200 ml pack for its environmentally friendly products
ISTA International Rules for Seed Testing 2015 are now available online
December 12, 2014
December 8, 2014
New developments in the use of DNA techniques in Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) testing
December 4, 2014
Three technologies launched to reduce post-harvest losses in Tanzania
November 28, 2014
Early planting and hand sorting effectively controls seed-borne fungi in farm-retained bean seed (South African Journal of Science)
November 24, 2014
ICARDA's SARD-SC program - Increasing the dissemination of proven wheat technologies across East and West Africa
November 21, 2014
Vermicompost leachate improves tomato seedling growth - Environment-friendly fertilizer supplement stands up to temperature, water stresses
November 6, 2014
Detect Potato Virus X (PVX) in few minutes using rapid Flashkit test from Agdia
November 3, 2014
Agdia-Biofords commercialise ImmunoStrip (Flashkit) pour la détection du maïs Vip3A (MIR162)
October 27, 2014
Rapid RNA test for the detection of plum pox virus (PPV) - Sharka disease in 30 minutes
October 24, 2014
New soil health website supports African farmers on World Food Day
October 19, 2014
A solution for the next big super grain? (The Reporter)
October 17, 2014
Multilingual patent database created to propel innovation (SciDev.Net)
September 24, 2014
Niger - Alhery, une gamme de semences adaptées aux climats arides
September 22, 2014
Freshco Seeds and partners’ commission seed processing facility that will see farmers access to herbicide-resistant maize varieties to combat Striga weed infestation and improve maize production and food security enhanced
September 19, 2014
New disease resistant maize released for Kenyan farmers (Standard Media)
September 8, 2014
Speckled beetle key to saving crops in Ethiopia
September 2, 2014
Du riz à cycle court pour faire face au déficit pluviométrique (APS)
August 27, 2014
Les semences de qualité augmentent de 30% les rendements agricoles en Afrique, selon le CORAF (AfriScoop)
August 25, 2014
GLP Infographic: Is GMO research all industry funded? Biofortified analysis sets record straight
August 14, 2014
Grain legumes – triple benefits for farmers, nutrition and soil fertility
August 5, 2014
Equipment: Designing the future (Bayer SeedGrowth)
August 4, 2014
July 31, 2014
Nigeria - New weed control techniques responsible for Bauchi maize boom (AgroNigeria)
July 28, 2014
CIMMYT-CCAFS scientists identify maize varieties that can withstand drought and high temperatures in Zimbabwe
Flying in to increase crop yields and reduce losses - Cutting edge technology is enabling farmers and agronomists in South Africa to maximise production by improving plant health inspections. (SGS)
July 22, 2014
‘One Agriculture-One Science’: a new partnership to revitalize global agricultural education
July 16, 2014
Seed treatment solutions for oilseed rape / canola - An ancient crop on the rise (Bayer CropScience)
July 15, 2014
La biodiversité se cultive : l’exemple du sorgho
July 11, 2014
ISAAA Pockets of Knowledge, updated
July 9, 2014
FAO and Thomson Reuters Foundation to launch online food security information service - Scheduled for the fall, project aims to fill current information gap
July 8, 2014
First products of DNA marker-assisted selection in sorghum released for cultivation by farmers in sub-saharan Africa (Journal of Plant Science & Molecular Breeding)
July 7, 2014
Syngenta releases interactive PDF on Root Health
July 4, 2014
Making life sweeter: How advances in seed treatment have benefited sugar beet farmers (Bayer CropScience)
June 27, 2014
Innovative technology helps Kenyan farmers (HortiBiz)
June 19, 2014
Rice weed management video shows farmers how to control weeds in lowland rice (Africa Rising)
June 13, 2014
The hunt for maize to resist maize lethal necrosis, a fatal East African virus
Restrictions on Genetically Modified Organisms (The Law Library of Congress)
June 6, 2014
Improving Agricultural Extension in Ghana
June 5, 2014
Stay connected with AfricaRice wherever you are
June 3, 2014
Kenya - Maize lethal necrosis screening facility seeing signs of success
Purdue gets funding for commercializing PICS bags in Africa
May 26, 2014
INCOTEC announces unique breakthrough with its ThemoSeed treatment
May 23, 2014
Why seed treatment is so vital for cereals: Feeding the world’s population (Bayer CropScience)
May 22, 2014
Update: CIMMYT maize inbred lines and pre-commercial hybrids with potential resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN)
May 21, 2014
Pocket K No. 46: Nitrogen use efficient biotech crops (ISAAA)
May 20, 2014
Interview with Dr. Peter Ohs: Cut environmental contamination (Bayer SeedGrowth)
May 14, 2014
CIMMYT maize inbred lines and pre-commercial hybrids with potential resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN)
May 13, 2014
Rust-resistant wheat released for Central and West Asia
May 1, 2014
NASA Goddard to bring satellite data to African agriculture
April 28, 2014
Zambia - Maize technicians learn about new breeding tools
April 17, 2014
Inoculant technology can improve leguminous plant out-put (Daily Trust)
Climate-smart rice for Africa
April 15, 2014
Seed-applied technologies: Supporting on-seed performance – the decisive difference (Bayer SeedGrowth)
April 8, 2014
Kenya: Flower pest scouting goes digital (HortiBiz)
April 3, 2014
Praise for new website on African crop pest
March 26, 2014
Maraîchage : des filets anti-insectes pour éviter l’usage de pesticides
DuPont opens regional technology center to bring agricultural innovation to Africa’s farmers - South Africa-based center houses continent’s first private insectary
March 25, 2014
More crop per drop - How to improve resilience on Farmers’ level by linking meteorological information, knowledge of water and knowledge of agriculture
March 24, 2014
Syngenta White Paper on Root Health, now available in German, French, Spanish and English White Paper über Wurzelgesundheit, jetzt auf Deutsch, Französisch, Spanisch und Englisch verfügbar Libro blanco sobre la salud de las raíces, disponible ahora en español, alemán, francés y inglés Livre Blanc sur la santé des racines, désormais disponible en français, allemand, espagnol et anglais
March 14, 2014
Rwanda’s plant health system streamlined
March 4, 2014
Seed treatment equipment: the right treater for every seed and segment – worldwide (Bayer SeedGrowth Equipment)
February 19, 2014
Tackling the threat of stripe rust in Ethiopia
February 17, 2014
New tools and farmer training could revolutionize pesticide management in West Africa - Studies reveal extent of risks from pesticides in the region, show that field schools can dramatically cut their use
February 13, 2014
Kenya Seed Company and Kenya Agricultural Research Institute develop new variety of maize that is resistant to lethal necrosis disease (AllAfrica)
February 5, 2014
Juniper Systems now shipping all Archer 2 models worldwide
February 3, 2014
Quantitative DNA assays for measuring root growth and levels of soilborne pathogens - An Interview with Dr. Paul Bogacki, Senior Research Agronomist with the Plant and Soil Health group of the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
January 28, 2014
Seed treatment equipment - Get your equipment from the people who make the products (Bayer CropScience)
January 16, 2014
ISTA International Rules for Seed Testing 2014 Edition
December 26, 2013
AGRA releases three lowland rice varieties in Nigeria - New varieties to help improve rice productivity and income generation for resource-poor farmers
December 8, 2013
Strengthening Egyptian faba bean production
November 26, 2013
New videos on weed management
November 23, 2013
Des stations mobiles de conditionnement pour améliorer la qualité des semences de maïs au Cameroun (Médiaterre)
November 22, 2013
IITA to release mycotoxin resistant maize variety in Nigeria (Business Day)
November 5, 2013
Nitrogen fixation helps double some African farm yields (SciDev.Net)
October 21, 2013
Weedsbook – The African Weed Science Network
October 16, 2013
New soil testing kit for third world countries - Results can help farmers increase yields
October 9, 2013
Two-wheel tractor seed drill modified for African smallholder maize farmers
October 8, 2013
Elsevier releases Pathway Studio Web Plant, a powerful new solution to improve global research on critical crop production and protection
September 6, 2013
Disease-resistant wheat varieties debut in Kenya - New seeds are resistant to wheat stem rust (Ug99) - Multinational programme supported by FAO and IAEA
August 31, 2013
Root Health from the perspective of seed treatment development
August 21, 2013
Learning to breed insect-resistant maize at CIMMYT-Kenya
August 2, 2013
CIMMYT's nitrogen-use-efficient maize ready for release in Africa
FoodAfrica is reducing the risk of mycotoxins in Kenya
July 29, 2013
Syngenta's new bio stimulant to boost flower quality and output launched in Kenya (AllAfrica)
July 8, 2013
Tools trialled to curb post-harvest millet loss
July 5, 2013
Nigeria - New cowpea can be grown anytime of the year (AllAfrica)
July 3, 2013
June 28, 2013
Tanzania - New technology to fight striga weed introduced (IPP Media)
June 26, 2013
Successful presentation at ISF 2013 World Seed Congress - Global seed treatment industry gets to know Bayer SeedGrowth
June 17, 2013
Maize lethal necrosis disease (Kenya Seed Company)
May 29, 2013
Bayer SeedGrowth: the fully integrated system for on-seed applications from a single source - New global website launched
May 24, 2013
Marker assisted selection for common bean diseases improvement in Tanzania: prospects and future needs
May 8, 2013
Kenya: Appy agriculture (AllAfrica)
April 30, 2013
AgCelence - BASF Plant Health
April 26, 2013
Spotlight on Africa's life source – first Soil Atlas of Africa Zoom sur les ressources de l'Afrique: premier Atlas des sols d'Afrique Afrikas Ressourcen im Blickpunkt: erster afrikanischer Bodenatlas Riflettori sulla fonte di vita dell'Africa: il primo atlante pedologico del continente Os recursos vitais de África em foco - primeiro Atlas dos Solos de África
April 16, 2013
New generation soil property maps for Africa
April 15, 2013
Early maturing maize parental lines at IITA hold drought tolerance that could save farmers in Africa
April 8, 2013
Nigeria, Benin, Mali and Ghana develop work plans for massive dissemination of drought tolerant maize
GRDC releases a Back Pocket Guide which highlights the various diseases of canola and how best to manage them
March 31, 2013
Measuring plant health across the world (Photosynq)
March 19, 2013
Michigan State University AgBioResearch scientist uses $1.9 million USDA grant to battle bean root rots in African soils
March 11, 2013
Biocontrol product developed by IITA reduces mortality in poultry by 43.9%
February 15, 2013
Zambian farmers excited about prospects of safer crops with aflasafe biocontrol product
February 6, 2013
OECD publication - International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables: Watermelons
January 18, 2013
Syngenta FloriPro Services. Closer to you.
January 16, 2013
Farmers in Burkina Faso get IITA improved cowpea varieties
December 22, 2012
N2Africa-ADVANCE partnership enhances soyabean-rhizobium inoculants technology dissemination
December 7, 2012
Tool to identify African rice weeds created
October 29, 2012
Zimbabwe turns to drought-resistant crops (AllAfrica)
October 23, 2012
Africa beats cereal killer
August 31, 2012
Hybrid maize varieties may cure Kenyan maize virus (Coast Week)
August 4, 2012
Une première en Algérie - Tiaret, terre de la semence de pomme de terre en plein champ (Liberté)
July 19, 2012
FAO steps up response to serious tomato pest in Near East - Plans call for swift, eco-friendly approach to the tomato borer
July 6, 2012
First marker-assisted bred sorghum varieties released for cultivation by farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
June 26, 2012
Lancaster University researchers discover potential new weapon against African crop pests
June 22, 2012
Breeding strategies for adaptation of pearl millet and sorghum to climate variability and change in West Africa
June 18, 2012
Saving Africa’s maize and cowpea from the violet vampire
June 15, 2012
Progress with marker assisted breeding in ARC-SGI Western Cape wheat breeding programme
May 15, 2012
Vilmorin Carrot Field Day in Morocco in May 2012 Plate-forme carotte Vilmorin au maroc, en mai 2012 Día de campo Vilmorin, dedicado a la zanahoria en Marruecos, en mayo de 2012
April 25, 2012
New method shows the best locations in Africa for improving maize yields
April 5, 2012
X-ray technology harnessed to grow more nutritious crops
March 26, 2012
CIMMYT's drought tolerant maize wins 2012 UK Climate Week Award - More than 2 million farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are growing the new varieties for more food and income
March 15, 2012
Australian farmers and scientists share cotton lessons with West Africa
February 23, 2012
Climate-ready maize gets a boost: Phase III of the drought tolerant maize in Africa project to reach more farmers
February 15, 2012
Low altitude, high-flying beans to benefit Africa
December 28, 2011
Testing hybrids and tossing sandals in the fight against wheat rust (PBS NewsHour)
December 25, 2011
Drought-tolerant maize faces rain aplenty in Zimbabwe
December 23, 2011
Resistant wheats and Ethiopian farmers battle deadly fungus
December 9, 2011
Scientists find genes that confer resistance to sorghum anthracnose
RZ Afrisem presents the first hybrid vegetable varieties for Africa
November 11, 2011
Tomate GM para controlar las plagas de lepidópteros (Agro-Bio)
November 4, 2011
Production of Bt Tomato to control insect pests in Egypt
October 14, 2011
GE wheat with AlSAP gene exhibits strong tolerance to salinity and drought
Kenya - Two new wheat varieties offer hope against stem rust (Gant Daily)
October 6, 2011
Súper sorgo puede contribuir a la seguridad alimentaria
October 1, 2011
Production de semences de sorgho en milieu paysan au Mali
September 30, 2011
African scientists soon to release striga and drought tolerant sorghum varieties
September 22, 2011
Halting the armyworm march using biological control - SARID initiative advances knowledge of pest–killing virus
September 20, 2011
Kenyan scientists develop weed-resistant sorghum varieties (All Africa)
September 19, 2011
Kenya - Weed resistant varieties to boost sorghum yields (Capital FM)
September 12, 2011
Swift action can help protect rice farmers in Sahel from climate change
August 8, 2011
New book provides an understanding of the technical and managerial aspects of seed production and supply with particular reference to tropical conditions
August 3, 2011
Cotton 'topping' cuts bollworm infestations, study finds
July 20, 2011
Biological control offers benefits to Africa
June 17, 2011
Scientists wrong to criticize alternative rice growing method
June 16, 2011
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and partners launch project to fight killer aflatoxin in African crops
May 24, 2011
Madagascar - Le riz à cycle court contre les dégâts cycloniques (L'Express de Madagascar)
May 20, 2011
IRRI and Japan launch rice training program for Africa
April 5, 2011
Klein Karoo Seed Production (Pty) Ltd specializes in the production of high quality vegetable, forage, pasture, agronomy and organic seed on a contract basis for seed companies from all over the world
March 11, 2011
Timing is crucial in rice farming in the Sahel
February 18, 2011
New rice variety could ease Mozambique's supplies
November 23, 2010
Drought hardy maize
October 29, 2010
Texting program helps African farmers fight drought (National Geographic)
October 17, 2010
Seed drying in Africa
August 26, 2010
New varieties of drought-tolerant maize could generate up to US$1.5 billion for African farmers, consumers
Production du niébé en Afrique de l’Ouest: Guide du paysan
Farmers' Guide to Cowpea Production in West Africa
August 4, 2010
Trials with drought tolerant maize approved in Uganda (All Africa)
May 22, 2010
Southern hemisphere, South Africa - Klein Karoo Seed: vegetable and field crop seed
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