Stakeholders Call for Africanization of Genome Editing in Agriculture
Genome editing stakeholders in Africa have called for africanization of genome editing, an approach which they say [...]
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Genome Editing in Africa’s Agriculture: Crop Breeding 2.0
New breeding innovations are increasing the efficiency of improving crops with valuable traits. In Africa, [...]
GM Cassava Approval in Kenya: Lessons from the Virtual Public Participation Process
When the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa (VIRCA) Plus project team, led by Kenya Agricultural and Livestock [...]
Inside Research Project Developing Genome Edited Chickens Resistant to Bird Flu
The use of genome editing in animal research is fast gaining traction in Africa. A number of countries on the [...]
Malawi Moves to Make Bt Cotton Seed Accessible for All
Malawi is in her second year of cultivation of the genetically modified cotton variety BollGuard II, also commonly [...]
Favorable Crop Biotech Environment Key for a Food Secure Uganda
By Michael J. Ssali According to the latest Global Hunger Index report, Uganda’s hunger situation has been [...]
Kenyan Experts Support Utilization of Animal Biotechnology in Improving Livestock, [...]
Kenyan experts have backed animal biotechnology to improve livestock, poultry and fish farming in Africa. This was [...]
Kenya’s top scientist awarded prestigious Royal Society Africa Prize 2020
Professor Steven Runo, a molecular biologist at Kenyatta University, Kenya, was recently announced winner of Royal [...]
Understanding cultivar decline in sweetpotato for better seed systems interventions
By Kwame Ogero, International Potato Center (CIP) Cultivar decline, a progressive reduction in yields from season [...]
Critical Role of Women in averting COVID-19 “Food Pandemic” in Africa
By Gaudiose Mujawamariya As infections with COVID-19 appear to be intensifying in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), fears [...]