February 24, 2025

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Scaling Aflasafe: From lab-based innovation to large-scale aflatoxin mitigation across Africa

Madagascar - Riz hybride: le Menabe, futur grenier de semences (NewsMada)

La société semencière Mas Seeds Côte d’Ivoire développe une chambre froide pour le stockage de semences selon les normes de qualité destinées aux agriculteurs (AIP)

February 20, 2025

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Little farmer in the making in awe of PAN 1521R soybeans

Approach to combating bacterial rice diseases in East Africa - Disease-resistant rice varieties created by means of genome editing 
Ansatz zur Bekämpfung bakterieller Reiskrankheiten in Ostafrika - Krankheitsresistente Reissorten durch Genomeditierung

February 19, 2025

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African grasslands need to become more climate-change resilient - Introducing more multispecies swards could benefit millions of smallholders and pastoralists

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) leads discussions on strengthening seed systems at the 2nd PROSSIVA Annual Review and Planning Meeting

Stakeholders chart a new course for soybean breeding in Ghana

South Africa - New Plant Health Act to boos agricultural trade and biosecurity

Olam Agri visits AfricaRice: strengthening collaboration for rice development in Africa

February 18, 2025

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Pannar yellow maize hybrid, PAN 4P-932PW performs in Pannar Preferred Product Trials

TASAI, The African Seed Access Index, begins seed sector assessment in Somalia to strengthen policy and industry

Sierra Leone finalizes draft National Seed Policy, moves to Cabinet for approval

TASAI, The African Seed Access ndex, set to launch two key seed sector studies in Tanzania

Une bactérie pour fertiliser le sol et booster la production du niébé (SciDev.Net)

Supporting the future of agriculture in Zambia by developing in-demand climate-resilient crops with CGIAR

How Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is developing tailored crop varieties in Uganda

African scientists gain genetic tools to fight hunger at home - USDA, private companies support food stability on continent

Madagascar lance le programme « Riz hybride » en provenance de Chine (RFI)

GDM gaining traction in the South African market
GDM crece en el mercado sudafricano

February 17, 2025

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Certis Belchim introduces Problad in Morocco: a game-changer for Botrytis control

Civil society network teams up with AGRA to drive change in Malawi’s Seed System

Madagascar - Food-Sec Semence: un projet structurant pour la production de semences (NewsMada)

Harnessing cowpea and Bambara groundnut for a resilient future

February 14, 2025

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Transforming Nigeria’s sorghum seed system with the Farm and Community-Managed Seed System (FCMSS) approach - A seed revolution in Nigeria’s drylands is boosting yields and livelihoods through improved sorghum access

The best tomato varieties in Kenya (for open-field and greenhouse) (MSN)

February 12, 2025

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CIMMYT donates agricultural implement to Gwebi College of Agriculture in Zimbabwe to enhance the efficay of crop breeding (The Herald)

February 11, 2025

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Seed Charter of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) bears fruit (The Herald)

IITA and partners launch African Plant Breeding Academy (AfPBA) CRISPR Class III training to empower Africa’s crop improvement scientists

Kenya - Construction of International Centre for Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology Research (ICGEB RRC) kicks off (Kenya News Agency)