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July 26, 2022


Millet and groundnut can avert the looming food and edible oil crisis in Africa


Nigerian leaders are urging other West African nations to adopt genetically modified cowpea given their own success with the crop


July 15, 2022


African-led genome assembly of lablab bean marks step forward in diversifying global food supply


June 6, 2022


Lesson for Africa on risks and rewards of regulating gene editing


To grow or not to grow: Africa’s lingering dilemma on GM crops


June 2, 2022


Genome editing: New breeding tool with potential to sustain agriculture in Africa


May 31, 2022


African scientists launch biodiversity genomics revolution


May 27, 2022


#WorldSeed2022: Speech of Julián Arnedo, Chair of the Spanish National Organizing Committee of the ISF World Seed Congress 2022


L’enjeu de la semence de pommes de terre en Algérie (TSA)


May 26, 2022


High-level consultations show how CGIAR will work with partners to boost impact in Africa


May 25, 2022


South Africa - Bee health in the seed industry


May 23, 2022


"Our seeds could start the next Green Revolution." - An interview with Dr. Athanasios Tsivelikas, Manager of the ICARDA Morocco genebank


May 18, 2022


Crop diversity is the foundation of food sovereignty


May 5, 2022


Water scarcity predicted to worsen in more than 80% of croplands globally this century - Farming techniques that keep rainwater in agricultural soils could help mitigate shortages in arid regions


April 20, 2022


Ghana farmers optimistic about GMO crops, survey finds


April 11, 2022


The paradox of favourable biotech regulations amid GMO ban in Kenya (Business Daily)


March 31, 2022


Ghana’s first GMO food crop: All you need to know


March 28, 2022


Tanzania - Why seed banks establishment is crucial (AllAfrica)


March 25, 2022


How South Africa is bungling regulation of CRISPR and other gene edited crops — and why consumers will pay the price (Genetic Literacy Project)


March 22, 2022


How global collaboration can prevent plant disease pandemics in Africa


March 21, 2022


Millet, a food of the future for the Sahel region - Ahead of International Year of Millets 2023, Niger’s International Millet Festival hails the crop as beneficiary for farmers community and consumers amid climate change
3ème Edition du Festival International du Mil (FESTIMIL) 2022 : Le mil, un aliment du futur dans les pays du Sahel


March 18, 2022


Harmonisation des cadres règlementaires des semences en Afrique : Des paysans corrigent la copie de l’Union africaine et la Cedeao (Le Quotidien)


Opinion: GMO cowpea can support biodiversity


February 16, 2022


South Africa should rethink regulations on genetically modified plants (The Conversation)


January 27, 2022


Seed collecting, conservation and collaboration in West Africa


January 24, 2022


Nigeria - National Agricultural Seeds Council warns farmers against buying fake seeds (Daily Trust)


January 18, 2022


Capitalizing on time in race to breed inclusive, resilient crops


January 12, 2022


Zimbabwe - Why privatisation of cotton industry failed (NewsDay)


December 20, 2021


How Tanzania can become the region's top seed producer (The Citizen)


December 17, 2021


The future of plant breeding in Africa: An interview with Dr. Rita Mumm (CSR Wire)


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