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September 2, 2020


The evolving landscape around genome editing in agriculture - Many countries have exempted or move to exempt forms of genome editing from GMO regulation of crop plants


August 20, 2020


Bt cotton in Africa: Role models and lessons learned


Lessons for gender in seed systems - Workshop participants exchange ideas on expanding opportunities for women in the seed sector


August 19, 2020


COVID-19 reviving Africa’s confidence in locally produced food


Research underscores importance of global surveillance of plant pathogens


August 18, 2020


The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa


August 14, 2020


International Seed Federation warns against unsolicited seed packages


July 30, 2020


Ghana - The obnoxious Plant Breeders' Bill is back to Parliament (Modern Ghana)


July 24, 2020


Wageningen University, Seed Alert - Synthesis #01, June 2020 - The resilience of the seed sector, and its contribution to ensuring food security, is at stake


July 22, 2020


African Agricultural Technology Foundation cautions against over-regulating breeding (The Nation)


July 14, 2020


Crop disease pandemic coming ‘sooner rather than later’ (SciDev.Net)


African women are leading biotechnology’s advance across the continent


July 13, 2020


Science-based policies can unlock Africa’s access to genome-edited crop varieties


July 6, 2020


Current outbreaks of COVID-19 and the international movement of seeds - A statement from the International Seed Federation


July 2, 2020


Artificial intelligence: A game-changer for agriculture in Africa


International Institute for Tropical Agriculture releases 10-year strategy for managing invasive species in Africa


Towards a vibrant, private-sector led seed industry in Africa (AgriLinks)


July 1, 2020


Towards a vibrant, private-sector led seed industry in Africa (AgriLinks)


June 29, 2020


Q&A with new ISF President Donald Coles: “We have nothing to apologize for and everything to celebrate”


The public and private investments boosting small seed companies and maize yields in Kenya


June 24, 2020


COVID-19 disrupts Africa’s seed supply, threatening food security


June 23, 2020


The Crop Trust’s Seeds4Resilience project: Safeguarding key crops in national genebanks in Africa - A chat with Project Manager Nora Castañeda-Álvarez


June 19, 2020


African farmers yearn for biotechnology in the face of climate change


June 18, 2020


COVID-19: Resilience of seed sectors in Africa and Asia at stake


Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on the West African seed sector


June 17, 2020


Reaping the benefits of innovation - Service provider harvest model could create opportunities for young African entrepreneurs while reducing carbon emissions


Ethiopia - Farmers diversify crops in their fields and food on their plates


June 11, 2020


Why it's so critical to continuously monitor and manage plant diseases (The Conversation)


June 10, 2020


Development partners meet to address Africa’s food security amid COVID-19


June 8, 2020


The African Orphan Crops Consortium - Addressing Africa's nutrition challenges by strengthening indigenous crops (AllAfrica)


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