John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, World Hunger, Ag Africa,
Better seeds and biotechnology can boost Africa's crop productivity, study finds - Alliance for Science
Though Africa has a quarter of the world’s arable land, its crop productivity falls well below the world average, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Much of that is due to poor quality seeds and constraints facing smallholder farmers, according to a new study that suggests crop biotechnology as a way to boost production and productivity […]
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09/08/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
Zambia’s traditional pig farmers are poised to further embrace reproductive biotechnology, including advanced forms of artificial insemination as an alternative to natural mating. This is a hopeful sign of increasing awareness of biotech benefits in a country that still largely exercises European-inspired precautions.
Zambia’s traditional pig farmers poised to embrace reproductive biotechnology in break from European-inspired anti-biotech sentiments
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09/06/2022 SOURCE: agriculturejournal.co.zw
The climate crisis is smoking out commercial tobacco farming in Zimbabwe, threatening the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and risking nearly
Tobacco: Major cash crop and foreign currency earner
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09/06/2022 SOURCE: agriculturejournal.co.zw
Elton Manguwo WITH the 2022/2023 summer cropping season fast approaching, the Government is going all out to ensure the 1
Fertiliser availability key to success of 2022/23 cropping season
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09/06/2022 SOURCE: www.herald.co.zw
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09/06/2022 SOURCE: allianceforscience.cornell.edu
Some agricultural students at the University of Ghana are urging youth to support the adoption of genetically modified (GMO) technology to help improve farm productivity and ensure food security. “With respect to health, environment and economic factors, genetically modified organisms are considered an improvement and I would admonish us all to embrace it,” said student […]
Minds open as University of Ghana students debate the use of GMO crops in their country - Alliance for Science
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08/30/2022 SOURCE: www.reuters.com
Lying on a small bed next to her mother, 14-month-old Aisha Usman stares blankly, her eyes sunk in their sockets and rib cage visible.
Hungry and malnourished, northeast Nigeria endures humanitarian crisis
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Markets/Pricing, Buy & Sell , Ag Africa,
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08/25/2022 SOURCE: thebftonline.com
Awal Wepia Addo says the cedi’s current weakness has made the lives of farmers miserable, as it has led to increments in the price of inputs.
Weak cedi shoots up farming inputs cost – PFAG
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08/23/2022 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
Researchers have identified stem rust resistance in the wild cereal plant Aegilops sharonensis and successfully transferred the resistance gene into bread
GMO wheat developed in research labs could stem rust pathogens that destroy crops across Africa
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