Genetically-modified Bt maize alternative for combating armyworms
Re-posted from Zambia Daily Mail. Articlce by BENEDICT TEMBO The recent outbreak of crop pests has brought to the fore not only the farmers’ [...]
Church Leaders in Nigeria Support Agri-Biotech Research
Church leaders in Nigeria have have called on agricultural biotechnology experts to undertake research that is focused on the population’s [...]
Farmers in Kirinyaga, Central Kenya, Urge the Government to Release WEMA Bt Maize [...]
Farmers in Kirinyaga County, Central Kenya, have reiterated their call on the government to lift the ban on GM food imports that was imposed by a [...]
African Agricultural Technology Foundation Establishes First Early Generation Seed [...]
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has establishment the first Early Generation (foundation) seed production entity in [...]
Ghana’s President Urged to Adopt Modern Agric Technologies
The Alliance for Science Ghana has written an open letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo urging him to adopt modern agricultural technologies, [...]
International Collaboration Receives Grant to Advance Improvements in Cassava [...]
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14, 2016 — The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announces that the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa Plus (VIRCA Plus) [...]
Why ISAAA is Concerned about Collaboration between Aarhus Convention and the [...]
Dr. Margaret Karembu, Director ISAAA AfriCenter allayed her concerns about the joint collaboration between Aarhus Convention and the Cartagena [...]
Ghana Issues Guidelines for General Release of GMOs
Ghana yesterday (December 8, 2016) issued guidelines for general release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The nation’s National [...]
Scientists Urge Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to Support Gene Drive Technology
Over 70 scientists have urged the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to support gene drive technology. The scientists drawn from public [...]