http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on agri-biotech in africa and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/news/ Studies in maize show that benign strains of the fungus Aspergillus can outcompete toxic forms that contaminate African crops.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/field-trials-offer-hope-of-conquering-food-toxin.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaFri, 26 Jun 2009 03:35:52 GMTA layered and cooperative approach would help Southern African countries harmonise their biosafety laws, says Julius Mugwagwa.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/a-layered-approach-to-biosafety-in-southern-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaWed, 17 Jun 2009 09:38:48 GMTUnproven and patented GM fixes will not help farmers in the South adapt to climate change, say Kathy Jo Wetter and Hope Shand.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/gm-crops-and-the-gene-giants-bad-news-for-farmers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaWed, 15 Apr 2009 08:00:00 GMTDeveloping world farmers are leading the way in the adoption of genetically modified crops.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/is-gm-shedding-its-frankenstein-image-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaFri, 20 Mar 2009 03:30:30 GMTWest African researchers are working with farmers to develop rice that will thrive on their iron-rich soils.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/west-africans-hope-to-produce-iron-tolerant-rice-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaWed, 18 Mar 2009 05:01:55 GMTA project to genetically engineer cassava to provide a day's nutrition in one meal has progressed with the approval of initial field trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/-super-cassava-to-enter-field-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaThu, 19 Feb 2009 02:20:00 GMTKenya has become the fourth African country to allow genetically modified farming after the president signed off on new biosafety legislation.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/kenya-approves-gm-after-years-of-delays.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaWed, 18 Feb 2009 04:20:01 GMTNigerian farmers are selling more seeds of parasite-resistant, yield-boosting maize crops than official distribution channels.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/parasite-resistant-maize-a-hit-with-nigerian-farme.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaFri, 13 Feb 2009 04:06:44 GMTAfrican nations must not only bring industry and activists to the table, but also follow up on their report, says an editorial in Nature.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/african-union-support-crucial-for-agricultural-pro.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaMon, 01 Dec 2008 11:57:12 GMTKenya's parliament expects to approve its much-delayed biosafety bill before the Christmas break.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/kenya-prepares-to-approve-biosafety-legislation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaThu, 06 Nov 2008 02:23:54 GMTThree essays, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute, offer perspectives on the global food crisis.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/answers-to-the-food-crisis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaThu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMTBiotechnology will not offer the full solution to Africa's food problems, warn scientists at the All Africa Congress on Biotechnology.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/biotechnology-no-cure-all-for-food-insecurity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaFri, 26 Sep 2008 04:36:28 GMTA UN report cites a lack of emphasis on agricultural research in development policy as a key reason for African farming problems.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/african-agricultural-research-neglected-by-donor-p.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaWed, 24 Sep 2008 12:24:05 GMTFlorence Wambugu, winner of the 2008 YARA prize for African agriculture, speaks to SciDev.Net about the challenges facing the field.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/q-a-african-agriculture-with-florence-wambugu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaThu, 04 Sep 2008 11:00:00 GMTAgricultural research advances in Africa — including seeds that can improve crop yields — are not reaching farmers, say top scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/agricultural-developments-failing-to-reach-farmers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaMon, 01 Sep 2008 03:59:04 GMTA senior African Union official has urged African leaders to allow commercial growing of GM crops.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/accept-gm-urges-senior-african-union-official.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaFri, 29 Aug 2008 04:09:49 GMTScientists from Africa have revealed the origins of the virulent maize streak virus, which causes devastating disease on the continent.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/african-scientists-reveal-origins-of-maize-virus.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaMon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMTG8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/g8-must-encourage-biotech-cooperation-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaFri, 04 Jul 2008 03:05:19 GMTAfrica needs a Green Revolution, including local research into genetically engineered crops for small farmers, says Robert Paarlberg.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/agri-biotech-in-africa/africa-should-invest-in-gmos-for-small-farmers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_agribiotechinafricaWed, 18 Jun 2008 12:47:55 GMTUganda has approved its first National Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy, for promotion and regulation of biotechnology 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