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April 16, 2019
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Revisiting Southern Africa’s grain story after Cyclone Idai

As Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe continue to rebuild after devastating Cyclone Idai last month, we deemed it appropriate to revisit the maize imports story we published at the start of this month as more information about […]
April 15, 2019
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Paving the way for GM crop production in Africa

If countries in Africa had biosafety risk assessment systems in place it would open up opportunities for trade in genetically modified (GM) crops on the continent. This was according to Wadzi Mandivenyi, chief director for biodiversity […]
April 15, 2019
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Using Smart Agriculture-as-a-Service to secure tomorrow’s food supplies

As the backbone of developing economies, agriculture not only serves to feed a nation but creates employment and, often, contributes significantly to the GDP. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), […]
April 8, 2019
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350 African researchers to benefit from training in how to tackle crop disease

UK-based Connected Virus Network and Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA – ILRI) recently partnered to run a crop disease training course in Nairobi, Kenya, hosting 19 delegates from 10 African […]