December 17, 2025

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Pepper perseverance, tomato triumphs, and mungbean milestones: How Malian seed firm COPROSEM grew into an R&D hub

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) newsletter, December 17, 2025

Madagascar, district d'Ambilobe - Des semences homologuées pour renforcer la riziculture (AllAfrica)

How Africa stopped maize lethal necrosis (MLN) - A continental victory built on science, surveillance, and clean seed systems

AfricaRice and Kasetsart University partner to transform Africa’s Rice Sector

December 16, 2025

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Solidaridad and BASF launch Climate-Resilient Agriculture Initiative to support small-scale farmers in Ethiopia

Pannara Seeds' PAN 5P-923PW white maize thrives despite recent hail

December 12, 2025

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Empowering breeders: IITA hosts hands-on hybridization training on Bambara groundnut

IITA and Aflalivre reinforce the promotion of Aflasafe to improve food quality in Mozambique

December 10, 2025

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South Africa - Seed technology: How innovation drives higher yields & success (Food for Mzanzi)

December 9, 2025

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CMGP Group : de l’irrigation à la semence, la trajectoire d’un champion marocain qui monte en puissance (Agri Maroc)

December 8, 2025

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UK-CGIAR Centre roundtable in Morocco opens new discussion on precision-bred crops in North Africa and beyond

December 5, 2025

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A bold attempt to adapt barley to the most remote regions of Tunisia

High-resolution soybean trial data supporting the expansion of agriculture in Africa (Nature)

Senegal and CIMMYT, together with CGIAR partners, commission a modern greenhouse to advance crop improvement across West and Central Africa

December 4, 2025

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Nederland - Import onbewortelde stekken Petunia en Calibrachoa uit Kenia en Guatemala mogelijk voor erkende bedrijven

East-West Seed engages farmers and partners at SeedConnect Africa 2025

December 3, 2025

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Sharing lessons for soybean breeding in Africa

L’université de Lomé a accueilli le mardi 02 décembre 2025, une journée internationale de partages d’expériences sur la recherche participative pour les semences paysannes (Agri Digitale)

Sierra Leone strengthens its path to rice self-sufficiency with the release of two new AfricaRice varieties

AfricaRice-KAFACI New Rice Varieties: harnessing science for impact across Africa

December 2, 2025

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South Africa - Winners of the 12th Santam Agriculture National Silage Competition announced

Strengthening Africa–China rice research collaboration with the visit from senior breeding experts from the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICS–CAAS) (Grain Journal)

Création de l’Alliance des producteurs de semences agricoles du Sahel (APSA-Sahel) (Sidwaya Info)

Tunisie - Céréales – Semailles 2025-2026 : Le manque de semences brise le silence (La Presse)

Installation du bureau exécutif de l’Alliance des Producteurs de Semences Agricoles du Sahel (APSA-Sahel) (Le Sahel)

Sakata at the Agro Souf 2025 in El-Oued, Algeria - Discover innovative varieties for Algeria’s southern region

December 1, 2025

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Tunisie, Gouvernorat du Kef - Approvisionnement en 30 mille quintaux de semences de sélectionnées (TAP)

Madagascar - Semences: deux nouvelles variétés de sorgho pour booster la production (Newsmada)

Argentina, Instituto Nacional de Semillas (INASE) - Inscripción en el Registro Nacional de la Propiedad de Cultivares de la creación fitogenética de soja (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) de nombre Seedco 44R23STS obtenida por Seedco S.A.