
Prof. Ishayaku: Nigeria’s Approval of Bt Cowpea Signifies Africa’s Capacity to Adopt [...]
Nigeria is on the path to becoming the first country to cultivate biotech cowpea after the country’s biosafety agency granted approval for [...]
PUBLICATIONS – THE DRUM BEAT
UNDP: Climate Change Adaptation in Africa Africa is at a tipping point. While efforts to achieve the goals outlined in the 2030 Agenda for [...]
NEW RESEARCH IN BIOSCIENCES – AFRICA
CRISPR/Cas9 editing of endogenous banana streak virus in the B genome of Musa spp. overcomes a major challenge in banana breeding This study [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) Congress 2019 When: 4 – 7 March, 2019 Where: Mombasa, Kenya What: AFSTA 2019 Congress will provide [...]

The Role of Scientists in Shaping Global Policies & Decisions
Science and policy are generally considered two separate worlds but in a society like ours that relies on progress and scientific support so [...]

Genome Editing Effective in Developing Streak Virus Resistant Bananas
Findings of a new study, published in the journal Communications Biology have shown that genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 technique destroys [...]

Nigeria Approves Maruca-Resistant Bt Cowpea for Open Cultivation
Nigeria is on the path to becoming the first country ever to cultivate Bt cowpea after the country’s biosafety agency granted approval for the [...]
My #ABBC2017 Experience
Entebbe is one city I have always looked forward to visiting even as a child, especially after watching the popular movie “90 minutes at [...]

Agricultural Biotechnology: Transforming African Agriculture
In his popularly acclaimed book ‘The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa’, the late Professor Calestous Juma boldly states that [...]