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Sub-Saharan Africa is a hotbed of activity in agricultural biotechnology — from research initiatives for tackling local pests to commercial growing of genetically modified crops.
(Photo credit: Benny Hool / Biowatch South Africa)
Opinions and Analysis
Can GM food mitigate world hunger?
Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.
CGIAR reforms make research decision-making distant
CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
6 October 2009
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Policy Briefs
Reducing health and environmental risks of pesticides
Advice for policymakers in southern Africa on how to improve pesticide use and reduce the risks they pose to human health and the environment.
6 November 2008
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Source: WAHSA
The case for joint action on biotechnology in Africa
What are the main issues that African nations face in forthcoming negotiations on biotechnology and biosafety?
4 June 2007
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Source: The International Institute for Sustainable Development
News and Features
War may have spread hybrid rice
Against expectations, West African rice varieties have interbred in the field — and war may have helped these improved hybrids spread.
27 October 2009
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Technical fixes needed to stem crop losses
Pests, disease and post-harvest problems are drastically reducing crop yields, a summit has heard, and quick technical fixes are a priority.
23 October 2009
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Peru and Ethiopia team up to defend biodiversity
16 October 2009
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Grant bolsters African biosafety capacity
15 October 2009
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