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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


June 29, 2023


“A seed neither fears light nor darkness, but uses both to grow.” - Speech by Gugulethu Mahlangu, young farmer / aquaponics horticulturist at the World Seed Congress 2023, Cape Town, South Africa


June 21, 2023


Highlights of the ISF World Seed Congress 2023, Cape Town, South Africa


Limagrain: Aiding African farmers, seed by seed (Food for Mzansi)


June 20, 2023


Forum des semenciers de Bamako : Comment relancer l'économie par les semences certifiées (Maliweb)


June 15, 2023


Tanzania - Proposed legal framework seeks to protect farmer-saved seed varieties (IPP Media)


June 14, 2023


Building capacities for advanced modern breeding programs in Africa - CIMMYT trains scientists in product profile-based maize breeding for increased genetics gains


June 7, 2023


Seed resilience: Focus on Rwanda


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)


African plant breeders urged to embrace new breeding technologies, develop climate-smart solutions to address food insecurity (allAfrica)


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