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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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