February 11, 2025

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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)

La problématique des semences sélectionnées en Tunisie (Kapitalis)

February 7, 2025

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NARES and IRRI advance market-driven varieties and accelerate adoption of new rice varieties in Africa

February 5, 2025

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Tanzania - How Ivuna women farmers are transforming their lives through seed production

February 4, 2025

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Le gouvernement malgache vise une superficie de 50.000 hectares de riz hybride (Xinhua)

January 31, 2025

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Advisory services boost bean farming in Malawi - The AID-I program boosts bean farming in Malawi by connecting farmers to markets, improving yields and incomes, and enhancing resilience and food security

January 30, 2025

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Bridging the seed gap in Kenya with standard certified seed - Kenya's Standard Certified Seed (SCS) initiative improves seed access, supports dryland crops, and strengthens climate-resilient agriculture through certification and capacity development

Yellow watermelon: how Tropical Sunshine RZ adds colour to retail shelves
Gelbe Wassermelone "Tropical Sunshine" bringt Farbe ins Verkaufsregal

January 29, 2025

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Disease and pest management of legumes and cereals in Africa - Advancing sustainable practices for crop health and food security

January 28, 2025

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How certified seeds can transform agriculture (FairPlanet)

Kiboko Research Station in Kenya upgraded to accelerate East Africa maize and dryland crop breeding

Ghana achieves milestone: Celebrating pod borer resistant (PBR) cowpea expansion

January 27, 2025

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1 milliard de francs CFA à la filière semencière au Burkina Faso - Un investissement de taille pour structurer et développer une filière semencière au Burkina Faso (AgriDigitale)

La Tunisie prévoit la production de 550 mille quintaux de semences sélectionnées à l'horizon 2035 (MSN/African Manager)

January 24, 2025

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State of the Nigerian seed sector in 2023 - National Agricultural Seeds Council presents the Nigerian Seed Roadmap Dashboard

La Tunisie prévoit de produire 550 000 quintaux de semences de qualité supérieure d'ici 2035 (La Presse de Tunisie)

January 23, 2025

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South Africa joins the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Bayer and Pula Foundation partner up to insure 10 million smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Cameroun - L’Institut de recherche agricole pour le développement (Irad) va bénéficier en 2025 d’une première tranche de 4 milliards de FCFA pour soutenir la production de semences améliorées de blé (News du Cameroun)

Nigeria - Yobe State Government opens sesame seed factories to boost economic activities, create jobs (Daily Post)

January 21, 2025

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Côte d'Ivoire - Dynamisation de la filière coton, le rôle cruciale du Centre National de Recherche Agronomique dans l'amélioration de la production (Koaci)

January 20, 2025

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Prioritise Ghana's Seed System to attain zero hunger by 2030 – Scientist (Ghana News Agency)

January 17, 2025

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Why early-stage on-farm sparse testing could be a game changer for crop breeding in Africa

January 15, 2025

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Southern Africa - Sakata's new Sierra Nevada F1 hybrid: a game changer in watermelon production

January 13, 2025

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Celebrating the “Abu Saunf Community Gene Bank” in Sirohi: a groundbreaking model for fennel biodiversity conservation

Top 5 advancements for new plant breeding methods in 2024

Autosuffisance alimentaire: Madagascar mise sur le riz hybride (NewsMada)

January 9, 2025

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HM.Clause Kenya and WayBeyond: a partnership for optimized seed production

January 8, 2025

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Enhancing global seed movement with a systems approach for seeds - International Seed Federation (ISF) announces release of the Vision and Mission Statement on a Systems Approach for Seeds, a foundational document outlining the international seed sector’s strategy to improve phytosanitary certification processes