Perennial rice: A potential game-changer for Ethiopian farmers
By Peter Theuri, For a country whose rice consumption has increased tenfold in just over a decade, Ethiopia’s perennial rice trials are a ‘timely [...]
COMESA-ACTESA Strengthens Expert Capacity for Regional Biosafety Decision-Making
By Walter Langat, The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA), a specialized agency of COMESA, successfully [...]
FEC Approves Revised National Biotechnology Policy, Strengthens Framework for [...]
The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has welcomed the Federal Executive Council’s approval of the revised National [...]
Beyond Seeds and Fertiliser: Africa’s Next Agricultural Innovation Is Water
By Ezekiel Nganga, For decades, agricultural innovation has meant better seeds, fertilisers, machinery and technologies that help farmers produce [...]
COHESA Countries Turn One Health Achievements into Policy Messages
By Dr. Godfrey Ngure, The Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) partners in Southern Africa are translating [...]
Zambia Steps Up: NBA Rolls Out New Guardrails for Trade in GM Commodities and Crop Trials
By Christopher Simuntala, Zambia has taken a significant step toward strengthening its biosafety governance with the validation of four landmark [...]
Biotech Africa: Fostering Informed Decisions through Credible Biotech Information
By: Dr. Godfrey Ngure, Africa’s agricultural biotechnology landscape is evolving rapidly. Today, nearly 4 million hectares of biotech crops [...]
SBSTTA-29: What is in it for the youth and Africa’s future biodiversity negotiators?
By Dr. Paul Chege, As the Twenty-ninth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-29) gets underway [...]
Kenyan Feed Manufacturers Want Access to Biotech Feed Ingredients to Save the Ailing [...]
Feed millers in Kenya have warned that the rising costs and chronic shortages of animal feed raw materials will persist unless they are allowed [...]