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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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