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April 19, 2019


Nigeria needs N130bn annual investment in seed production (The Punch)


April 18, 2019


Understanding how crop diseases and climate change interact is vital - But such understanding is poor (The Economist)


April 17, 2019


New study identifies Nigeria as leading seed hub in Western and Central Africa; Nigeria’s Value Seeds tops ranking


April 16, 2019


Les petits exploitants d'Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale, laissés-pour-compte de l'industrie semencière (SciDev.Net)


From smart mechanization to nutritious and drought tolerant seeds: What’s new in Southern Africa?


April 14, 2019


Le secteur privé ouest-africain invité à investir dans l'industrie semencière (Agence Afrique)


April 10, 2019


How is plant science helping to safeguard crops against climate change? (CropLife)


How to convince the media to report about your research (SciDev.Net)


April 8, 2019


Adoption of Systems Approach a welcome step towards efficient seed movement, better access to seeds


March 28, 2019


SPGRC in Zambia urge all the world’s gene banks to use the Svalbard Global Seed Vault


Building resilience across East Africa one seed at a time


March 21, 2019


Biopiracy: The misuse of patenting systems at the disadvantage of local communities


March 17, 2019


Becoming drought resilient: why African farmers must consider drought tolerant crops (IPS)


March 13, 2019


ISSD Africa calls for new partners to invest in increased farmers' access to quality seed


March 10, 2019


Afrique : Les semences de contrefaçon constituent une menace pour la sécurité alimentaire (Agence Afrique)


“Africa will be a great food producer and we want to be there”, says the chairman of Santa Rosa Seeds (eFarmNews)


International Women’s Day 2019: Women in seed systems in Africa


March 8, 2019


Women in seed systems in Africa: Sylvia Horemans, Kamano Seed Company, Zambia


Women in seed systems in Africa: Zubeda Mduruma, Aminata Quality Seeds, Tanzania


Women in seed systems in Africa: Grace Malindi, Mgom’mera Seed Company, Malawi


Les semences de contrefaçon aggravent l'insécurité alimentaire en Afrique : responsable (Centre d'Informations Internet de Chine)


Syngenta : Advancing the future of farming with digital agriculture (AgroPages)


March 5, 2019


The missing seed market: Promoting improved seeds for women farmers


February 28, 2019


Why storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed (The Conversation)


Corteva Agriscience grows food security: My arrival in Kenya


February 26, 2019


How crowdsourcing seeds can help farmers adapt to climate change


February 22, 2019


The biodiversity that is crucial for our food and agriculture is disappearing by the day - FAO launches the first-ever global report on the state of biodiversity that underpins our food systems


February 20, 2019


Consolidation in Floriculture Breeding


SEARCA BIC policy brief highlights global scientific consensus on the safety of GMO technology


February 19, 2019


Infographic: Are genetically engineered crops less safe than classically-bred food? (Genetic Literacy Poject)


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