Stakeholders Call for Africanization of Genome Editing in Agriculture
Genome editing stakeholders in Africa have called for africanization of genome editing, an approach which they say [...]
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Has the Maruca problem in cowpea been solved?
By Daniel Osei Ofosu, PhD Hamda sits in front of his hut with chin in his hand. He wonders how he will be able to [...]
Change of Guard at Kenya’s Biosafety Authority
Dr Roy Mugiira has been appointed the acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Authority (NBA), [...]
ISAAA AfriCenter becomes an Excellence Through Stewardship Member
ISAAA AfriCenter is now an Excellence Through Stewardship (ETS) Associate member. ETS is a global organisation that [...]
How Genome Editing will address the Challenge of Cassava Breeding in Africa
Cassava is an important food security crop and income earner for millions of smallholder farmers in Africa. It is [...]
AfriCenter and OFAB Kenya Conducts Media Outreach Campaign to Address Livestock Feed [...]
The role of the media in promoting and facilitating the adoption of agricultural technologies cannot be gainsaid. [...]
Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Which Way for Africa?
By Margaret Karembu, PhD, MBS – Director, ISAAA AfriCenter Africa is endowed with rich biodiversity [...]
Kenyan Livestock Farmers Appeal for Importation of GM Animal Feeds
Livestock farmers in Kenya are staring at a bleak future following a dire shortage of livestock feeds, a situation [...]
Moving to the DrumBeat: Repositioning for Greater Impact
Dear friends of ISAAA AfriCenter, The agricultural biotechnology landscape is not short of challenges. Despite the [...]
Key Lessons from Nigeria’s Environmental Approval of TELA Maize
In October this year (2021), Africa recorded a milestone in crop biotech development when the Federal Government of [...]