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IFPRI: Global Food Policy Report 2019 The 2019 Global Food Policy Report by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) reviews the [...]

Application of Genetic Engineering for Control of Bacterial Wilt Disease of Enset, Ethiopia’s Sustainability Crop Enset is one of the Ethiopia’s [...]

By Dr. Margaret Karembu A cloud of resistance hangs over the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Kenya. Varied views have [...]

Stacking three late blight resistance genes from wild species directly into African highland potato varieties confers complete field resistance [...]

The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture Biodiversity, which is vital for food and agriculture, is disappearing by [...]

Biosafety Symposium 2019 When: 14 March, 2019 Where: Pretoria, South Africa What: The Symposium offers a unique opportunity to engage with the [...]

Malawi is inching closer to commercializing Bt cotton as research into the genetically modified crop is at an advanced stage. The Department of [...]

Nigeria is on the path to becoming the first country to cultivate biotech cowpea after the country’s biosafety agency granted approval for [...]

UNDP: Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Africa is at a tipping point. While efforts to achieve the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for [...]