Farmers value-add their Bt cotton to reap even more benefits from crop biotechnology
“I used to plant ten seeds in a hole. Now I plant two because of a higher germination rate. It used to grow in eight to ten months. Now it takes [...]
Breaking Barriers: Women in Science Scaling New Heights
Dr. Adey Desta joined university in 1996 as a doubtful science student, almost certain she would choke in a field that attracted very, very few [...]
COMBATING RIFT VALLEY FEVER USING THE ONE HEALTH APPROACH: LESSONS FROM PREVIOUS AND [...]
The International Services for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Application (ISAAA AfriCenter) and The University of Nairobi, Kenya Aids Vaccine [...]
A talk with Prof. Idah Sithole Niang
Prof Idah Sithole Niang acquired her PhD in Biochemistry in 1988 from The Michigan State University. She has since risen in leaps and bounds to [...]
How Africa stands to benefit from bio-innovation ventures and start-ups
On the sidelines of the Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication (ABBC 2023) Symposium, the DrumBeat team caught up with Stephane Fadanka, a [...]
Nigeria approves GM Maize for Commercialization
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved commercial release of genetically modified insect-resistant and drought-tolerant maize varieties, [...]
AfriCenter Participates in the Plant Biotechnology and Breeding Network Annual Meeting
ISAAA AfriCenter participated in the annual meeting of the Plant Biotechnology and Breeding (Plant B+B) network, from 7th to 9th November, in [...]
Cultivating Change: The Promise of Genome Editing in Africa’s Agriculture
In the wake of the 21st century, African agriculture stands at a crossroads of tradition and innovation. With a history deeply rooted in the [...]
Zimbabwe COHESA stakeholders chart a way forward with development of a National One [...]
ISAAA AfriCenter continued efforts to improve on One Health governance under the COHESA project in their recent meeting with Zimbabwe’s One [...]