It Is Time for Sudan to Move Beyond Biotech Cotton
By Dr. Rasha Omer Poverty and despair defined my childhood while growing up in rural Sudan. This tough upbringing became a blessing in disguise [...]
Reflections from a Young Female Scientist: Women Voices in Food Production are Key
By Obaiya Utoblo Growing up in the cool elevations of the Jos-Plateau, near central Nigeria, the sight of healthy looking, nutritious sweetpotato [...]
Kenya’s President Okays Commercial Planting of Bt Cotton
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has instructed the Ministries of Health, Agriculture and Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to explore the [...]
Upcoming Events in Biosciences
Science Forum 2018 When: 10 – 12 October, 2018 Where: Stellenbosch, South Africa What: The objective of the Forum is to identify [...]
Food Insecurity in Africa Threatens to get out of Hand: Biotech Crops Offer a Viable Option
Growing up in Ethiopia watching climate patterns change with every wake, and the subsequent diminishing of farm yields each consecutive season, [...]
Publications – The DrumBeat
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Building Climate Resilience for Food Security and Nutrition, FAO 2018 The State of Food [...]
Lift the GM Ban and Give Kenyan Farmers a Chance
As a Kenyan small holder farmer and farmer leader, I speak on behalf of my colleagues when I say we feel disregarded by our leaders except during [...]