June 09
Kenya to start
confined field trials of drought-tolerant transgenic maize
variety
African
Agricultural Technology Foundation project to develop rice
varieties for saline and nutrient-depleted soils
Early stage risk
assessment for the Bt cowpea
February 09
African
Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) appoints Executive
Director
December 08
Arcadia
Biosciences and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation
enter into agreement for development of improved African rice -
Agreement to build upon existing compensation-free license
agreement for nitrogen use efficient and salt-tolerant rice by
engaging in critical development activities
April 08
Arcadia
Biosciences contributes technology license to the African
Agricultural Technology Foundation to develop nitrogen efficient
and salt tolerant African rice
March 08
African
Agricultural Technology Foundation to develop drought-tolerant
maize varieties for small-scale farmers in Africa - Long-term
goal of public-private partnership is to reduce crop failure,
alleviate hunger and poverty
December 07
Biotechnology
forum launched in Uganda
November
06
Harnessing the Potential of Public/Private Partnerships - AATF
Annual Report 2005 (PDF 2.1MB)
October 06
Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa: The
status of Bt cotton confined field trials in Kenya (PDF)
September
06
Science,
technology and agriculture in Africa: sharing information and
knowledge
January 06
A New Bridge to Sustainable Agricultural Development in Africa
Inaugural report of the African Agricultural Technology
Foundation
May 2002 - December 2004
PDF document (1,890kb)
November 05
Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation funds the African Biofortified Sorghum Project
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