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December 17, 2021
GMO cowpea could make protein-rich staple food more affordable, say Nigerian scientists
December 13, 2021
GM cowpea to transform Nigeria
Key lessons from Nigeria's environmental approval of Tela maize
December 2, 2021
Nigeria urges Africa to follow its lead on GM cowpea
November 30, 2021
The future of plant breeding in Africa: An interview with Dr. Rita Mumm
November 29, 2021
Nigeria - Food security hinged on reliable seeds’ system, sys Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Science Nigeria)
November 23, 2021
The global GM regulatory landscape and how gene editing fits in it (Part 1)
November 15, 2021
Frustration grows over Ghana’s delay in approving GM cowpea
Celebrating advent of plants varieties protection law in Nigeria (Vanguard News)
November 10, 2021
Breeding’s African food security contribution is a numbers game: CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) at the African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) conference
November 4, 2021
Semences des céréales et sécurité alimentaire en Tunisie (Kapitalis)
October 29, 2021
Securing the future of African food culture - One phenotype at a time
October 28, 2021
CGIAR spells out priority interventions to accelerate research uptake and strengthen Africa’s agriculture
Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some areas if temperatures continue to rise due to climate change (New Business Ethiopia)
October 27, 2021
Authorizing GM Crop Varieties: Policy Implications for Seed Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (Agronomy)
Nigeria welcomes GMO cowpea
October 25, 2021
Nigeria - The Plants Varieties Protection Act 2021 (Guardian)
October 20, 2021
Nigeria’s plant variety protection: in line with international intellectual property norms (Managing IP)
October 18, 2021
Stakeholders intensify call for increased domestic rice production on the African continent to meet the ever-increasing demand
October 14, 2021
A path to sustainable, climate-resilient agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa: enhancing science to support the agribusiness ecosystem
New APBREBES study “Searching for flexibility - Why parties to the 1978 Act of the UPOV Convention have not acceded to the 1991 Act” explores the debates around plant variety protection in nine countries that are parties to UPOV 78
October 8, 2021
Uganda edges toward accepting biotechnology as climate challenges mount
October 5, 2021
Searching for flexibility - Why parties to the 1978 Act of the UPOV Convention have not acceded to the 1991 Act
October 4, 2021
Counterfeit seed keeps Ugandan farmers poor (Daily Monitor)
September 29, 2021
A landmark achievement: The story of improved cowpea
September 27, 2021
Kenya's cotton industry on revival trajectory as farmers embrace improved varieties (Xinhua)
September 23, 2021
Seed takes center stage - The Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium (AVBC) annual workshop is the public/private platform for collaboration to ensure Africa’s vegetable producers get the seed they need
September 22, 2021
The promise - and limits - of Bt maize to manage fall armyworm in Africa
September 21, 2021
Africa to push rapid adoption of biotechnology to transform food systems at historic UN Summit
September 1, 2021
Game-changing GM crop finally planted in Nigeria - After decades of research, Nigeria’s farmers are growing a GM version of their staple legume that will help millions combat hunger and poverty (Cosmos)
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