Rising competition for many of the world’s important crops is sending increasing amounts toward uses other than directly feeding people....
Edible grasshoppers could help alleviate hunger and malnutrition in Africa while providing farmers with a new source of income, say...
Africa has a more urgent need than the rest of the world to adopt genetically modified organisms for agricultural improvement,...
Africa must update its regulations to accommodate the gene-edited crops needed to sustainably intensify agriculture to feed the continent’s growing...
Livestock are an integral part of Africa’s social, cultural and economic existence. It’s nearly impossible to envisage the continent devoid...
In our modern age of biotechnology, new tools are constantly being developed for agricultural improvement. Whether it’s DNA sequencing, plant...
For scientist Simon Sretenovic, seeing was the first step in believing. As a kid in Slovenia, Sretenovic recalls his elementary...
Scientists in Uganda will soon start clinical trials for a recombinant anti-tick vaccine they hope can stop parasites in cattle...
The Green Revolution, which ushered in a wave of high-yielding crop varieties, is credited with saving at least 1 billion...
All plants interact with bacteria and fungi in the soil. Some plants are especially good at it. Understanding what drives...
Insects are critical to the future of our planet. They help to keep pest species under control and break down...
As Ghana considers approving its first genetically modified crop, a new report finds the country’s smallholder farmers are increasingly optimistic...
From scorching temperatures and devastating floods to continuous droughts and poor crop harvests, the heavy hand of climate change is...
Despite their proven success in improving the world’s food systems, genetically modified (GM) crops have attracted myths and untruths that...
If I had not been a seasoned long-distance driver who hails from a country with more potholes than road, I...
Nigeria is set to begin national performance trials (NPT) for genetically modified (GM) TELA maize as the West African nation...
Sorghum, rice, wheat, maize and barley are hugely important in the human diet, with more than 50 percent of all...
In a bold move with far-reaching consequences for the country’s agricultural development, India’s government has issued an order exempting certain...
In Ghana, local scientists from the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)...
The conversation around genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is becoming more positive, according to new Alliance for Science research analyzing traditional...
Old McDonald had a farm, it was GMO. With an oink and a moo and a…that’s about it. Though the...
“GMOs have been unfairly stigmatized, haven’t they?” Thus spoke a man in his 30s, a sympathetic expression on his face,...
Embrapa, a government-funded, Brazil-based company, is challenging the private sector in bringing biotechnology innovations to Latin America. It’s significant that...
“Wow, wow.” I couldn’t stop saying wow as we caught a first glimpse of a field covered with what appeared...
Nigeria’s biodiversity is rich and unique, including semi-arid savanna, mountain forests, seasonal floodplains, rainforests, vast freshwater swamp forests and diverse coastal...
Zimbabwean farmer Obert Chinhamo believes in quality over quantity when generating value from cattle. “It is good to have a...
Kenya has published science-based guidelines to facilitate the development of gene-edited research and products, which will be reviewed on a...
As the only state that produces coffee, including the iconic Kona variety, Hawaii growers and agricultural officials were alarmed when...
About 10 percent of Americans over the age of 18 consider themselves vegan or vegetarian as of January 2022. That’s...
Like many research breakthroughs, the discovery of the highly-nutritious, genetically modified purple tomato happened by chance. “The motivation for this...
Ghana’s biosafety regulator is urging the public to submit comments as it reviews an application to approve the country’s first...
The threat of COVID-19 spurred innovation at unprecedented rates. Moderna and Pfizer’s RNA vaccines were approved in about a year....
Though Europe has long rejected genetically modified (GM) crops, a new study suggests their adoption could significantly boost yields and...
Our world is undergoing climate changes that have triggered a spate of calamitous disruptions on agricultural production and overall food...
As Nigeria experiences a sizable hike in the price of cowpea, scientists say broad cultivation of genetically modified (GM) varieties...
In January 2021, a devastating cyclone hit Mozambique and flooded Berta Inácio Ngove’s field, burying a promising crop of maize...
Two new papers aim to quantify the social welfare and economic costs that countries inflict upon themselves by restricting the...
Though we still hear some moaning and groaning about GMOs — genetically modified organisms — it primarily comes from a...
Now that it has a new governing board, Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority says it is ready to resume its approval...
Dr. Canisius Kanangire, the newly appointed executive director of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), was
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