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March 4, 2024


University of Ibadan Professor recommend setting up a Plang Breeding Rescue Agenda 2050 for Nigeria (The Guardian)


February 22, 2024


TASAI - Seed Sector Performance Index update to be launched in April 2024


February 16, 2024


Let us partner to increase rice production in Africa by 2030


February 5, 2024


From California to Kenya: The first year of the CRISPR course for African plant scientists


January 26, 2024


CRISPR-edited crops break new ground in Africa - Scientists in the global south use the popular technique to protect local crops against local threats (Nature)


January 18, 2024


Taking diversity out of the genebank and into farmers’ fields in Ghana


December 18, 2023


Scientists call for framework to scale up genome editing adoption in Africa (Ghana News Agency)


December 15, 2023


CGIAR showcases its innovative efforts in East and Southern Africa, titled "Improved Access to Diversified Seed Systems for Farmers"


December 14, 2023


Algérie - Céréales: l'autosuffisance passe par l'amélioration de la productivité et la diversification des semences (L'Expression)


December 1, 2023


Agrifood sector faces growing threat from climate change-induced loss and damage


November 30, 2023


GB10: Seed sector sees progress on the road to enhancing the multilateral system in 2025


November 22, 2023


Insights from Dr. Mike Barrow’s quest for resilient maize varieties (Farmers Review Africa)


November 7, 2023


Sénégal - Le représentant d'AfricaRice déplore la faible utilisation des semences certifiées (NewsDay)


November 6, 2023


Breeders welcome the adoption of the new Explanatory Notes on Essentially Derived Varieties by the UPOV Council 


October 25, 2023


The challenges and opportunities of bringing direct-seeded rice to Asian and African farmers


October 23, 2023


"Let’s embrace the hybrid rice varieties", says African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)  Rice Project Manager Kayode Sanni (Nation)


October 3, 2023


Africaseeds raises public awareness on the importance of the inclusive seed sector in Africa (AIP)


September 13, 2023


PBR Cowpea project has made me more diligent — Ghanaian scientist (Tribune)


August 17, 2023


Combining hands-on support for local seed companies with policy advocacy - The case of A3 Seed in South Sudan


August 10, 2023


How can Spanish tomatoes face competition from Morocco and the Netherlands?


August 8, 2023


African scientists call for adoption of technologies to boost agricultural production


August 4, 2023


The seed sector development in low-income countries: Lessons from the Malawi seed sector policy process


Laws and regulations enabling and restricting Africa’s vegetable seed sector


July 31, 2023


Decades and depths of research Kenya has invested to develop GMO (FarmKenya)


July 20, 2023


City dwellers develop appetite for nutrient-rich grains shunned by Zimbabwe smallholder farmers


July 14, 2023


Scaling agriculture science and innovation for a climate-resilient future in Africa


July 11, 2023


Insect-resistant cowpea two years on: Scaling a best-practice agricultural innovation to feed a growing African population


July 10, 2023


Facilitating youth employment in the vegetable sector


June 30, 2023


Taking improved seed production and marketing techniques to community-based seed producers


Agricultural transformation in Africa - CIMMYT Director General Bram Govaerts calls for support among CIMMYT, CGIAR, and African researchers


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