History was made today as Nigeria officially released genetically modified (GM) cowpea, which offers protection from the pod borer pest.
Plant breeders in Uganda and Tanzania have developed drought-tolerant and disease-resistant banana hybrids that are intended to support the commercialization...
Whether it is ugali, a popular dish prepared from maize flour and often accompanied by meat, vegetables and pulses, or porridge, the...
It’s imperative to ease the regulatory burden on new crop breeding technologies that could feed a warmer, hungrier world, a...
Genetically modified (GM) maize has greatly improved food security in South Africa, reduced environmental damage and helped smallholder farmers achieve...
Though breeding programs using genome editing remain in their infancy on the African continent, public research institutions are leading the...
Mexico’s farmer associations are teaming up and pushing back through legal battles in opposition to a presidential decree to ban...
Gene editing can prevent eucalyptus — a tree highly valued in Kenya and elsewhere for its hardy timber, wood fuel...
Biotechnology could potentially account for about 20 percent of the global economy by 2040, with agricultural and manufacturing uses the...
Though the past year delivered social, economic, health and personal difficulties that challenged people across the globe, science strutted its...
New vaccine trials hold great promise in the management of an East African strain of African swine fever (ASF), one...
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is picking up steam, it’s tempting to hope that the world can soon move...
Over the past couple of decades, Western consumers have shown an increasing appetite for more ethical eggs. The European Union and a number...
Edible insects got one step closer to Europeans’ kitchens this month. The European Food Safety Authority released a scientific opinion on mealworms,...
A new meta-analysis finds that genetically modified Bt crops — in stark contrast to some pesticides — have no impact...
Tinted, semi-transparent solar panels can generate electricity and simultaneously produce nutritionally-superior crops, offering farmers the prospect of higher incomes and...
A top European science council calling is demanding a “radical reform of the legal framework” that regulates genetically modified organisms...
Climate change is a man-made problem, but humans aren’t the only animals that will be impacted by warming temperatures and...
Plants occupy a unique nexus when it comes to climate change. On the one hand, they can help prevent climate...
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