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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
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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