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March 11, 2024


Seed technologies key in addressing various constraints of agriculture in Africa


June 6, 2023


Burkina Faso - 14ème édition de la foire aux semences : Relever le défi entre production fourragère et sécurité alimentaire humaine


June 5, 2023


African plant breeders must leverage technology to address food insecurity (BusinessGhana)


June 2, 2023


University of Ghana’s West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has been incredible in efforts at improving Africa’s food security (MyJoy Online)


Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) calls on African plant breeders to embrace new breeding technologies to ensure a sustainable food secure future (News Ghana)


May 17, 2023


Startups, nonprofits race to unlock Africa’s agricultural potential as millions face food crisis and droughts (The Nairobi Law Monthly)


April 20, 2023


Climate change: Sub-Saharan Africa countries suffer as agricultural productivity and standards of living fall


August 22, 2022


Africa: Could finger millet and other indigenous crops help end food crises? (Africa News)


August 16, 2022


L'Algérie peut-elle produire ses propres semences maraîchères ? (TSA Algérie)


July 26, 2022


Millet and groundnut can avert the looming food and edible oil crisis in Africa


December 17, 2021


GMO cowpea could make protein-rich staple food more affordable, say Nigerian scientists


November 29, 2021


Nigeria - Food security hinged on reliable seeds’ system, sys Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (Science Nigeria)


November 4, 2021


Semences des céréales et sécurité alimentaire en Tunisie (Kapitalis)


October 29, 2021


Securing the future of African food culture - One phenotype at a time


October 28, 2021


Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some areas if temperatures continue to rise due to climate change (New Business Ethiopia)


September 29, 2021


A landmark achievement: The story of improved cowpea


September 1, 2021


Game-changing GM crop finally planted in Nigeria - After decades of research, Nigeria’s farmers are growing a GM version of their staple legume that will help millions combat hunger and poverty (Cosmos)


August 27, 2021


Can Uganda attain zero-hunger? New study projects food demand in 2030 and considers the implications for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals


July 26, 2021


FAO Director-General: World faces historic task to turn the tide on ending hunger, poverty and achieving the other SDGs - QU Dongyu urges global leaders at Rome gathering to change policies, mind-sets and business models to transform agri-food systems


June 22, 2021


Africa can be self-sufficient in rice production


June 4, 2021


Semences sélectionnées : Une meilleure adaptation aux changements climatiques (La Presse de Tunisie)


May 13, 2021


Investing in innovations key to transforming African food systems - Appropriate policies and matching regulations are critical in facilitating farmer access to technologies


May 7, 2021


Kenya looks to gene editing to grow its key food crops


March 24, 2021


Seed at the strating point - Our sector takes part in the journey to the Food Systems Summit 2021
La semence : premier maillon de l’agriculture - Notre secteur participe au cheminement versle Sommet sur les systèmes alimentaires 2021
Las semillas como punto de arranque - Nuestro sector forma parte del viaje a la Cumbre Sobre Sistemas Alimentarios de 2021


March 19, 2021


Poverty and hunger follow Africa’s fall armyworm invasion


February 23, 2021


2020 Global Food Security Index shows overall decline in food security - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) releases the findings of 2020 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) sponsored by Corteva Agriscience


February 22, 2021


GM crops could support food security in Africa, new study suggests


February 9, 2021


Stopping climate change from silently crippling the core of our food system


February 5, 2021


Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’


December 1, 2020


How Africa can become the breadbasket of the world (Farmers Review Africa)


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