March 25, 2025

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How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines (ScienceNews)

Kenya - Egerton University unveils new drought-resistant legume seeds to address food insecurity (Kenya News Agency)

Sakata's Musanda F1 hybrid okra: a superior choice for Sourthern African farmers

Sakata Seed showcased half an acre of trials and commercial vegetable varieties at the KALRO Expo in Thika, Kenya

South Africa - Sakata's Quantum F1 hybrid butternut thrives in the Bergrivier, Western Cape

The emerging economic partnership between St. Louis and Rwanda

Seeds of change: How the Quality Declared Seeds (QDS) system is transforming smallholder farming in Tanzania

March 24, 2025

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Ethiopia prioritizes digital agriculture, plans to begin testing the Ethiopian Seed Platform later this year (ENA)
L'Éthiopie privilégie l'agriculture numérique et tprévoit de commencer à tester la plateforme éthiopienne des semences cette année

Consultez les prix des semences certifiées au Togo (AgriDigitale)

Bridging the gender gap in maize breeding: A call for inclusive agricultural research in Nigeria

South Africa - Grain and feed, annual report

Kenya's Court of Appeal issued an injunction on genetically engineered products

Maroc - Le grand retour du petit épeautre (L'Observateur)

M2i Group launches biocontrol solution against fall armyworm in maize in Zambia (AgriBusiness Global)

March 21, 2025

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Driving varietal turnover: insights from market intelligence and seed systems in Tanzania

March 20, 2025

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Rebuilding Sudan’s wheat sector

Madagascar - Introduction de nouvelles variétés de semences de maïs et de haricot (Xinhua)

Nigeria - Grain and feed, annual report

Kenya - Grain and feed, annual report

South Africa - Goss’s wilt hits maize: Up to 50% yield loss feared (Food for Mzansi)

March 19, 2025

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Bayer opens maize seed facility in Zambia to support food security for about 30 million people
Bayer unterstützt mit neuer Produktionsanlage für Maissaatgut in Sambia Ernährungssicherheit für rund 30 Millionen Menschen

Zimbabwe - Decades of research diliver drought-tolerant maize for a hotter, uncertain future (The Sunday News)

March 18, 2025

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Sudan’s National Genebank begins rebuilding as famine threatens

FAO urges bold and urgent action to safeguard plant health as global body convenes in Rome

Iowa State University's Seed Science Center publishes recommendations to advance seed systems development and investment plans in East and West Africa

March 17, 2025

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Autosuffisance alimentaire : Le Sénégal a besoin de 150 000 tonnes de semences certifiées (Ndarinfo)

Production de semences : SWAMI AGRI octroie 130 hectares à l’Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (Dakar Actu)

Understanding cowpea anthracnose in Nigeria: new findings on its causal agents

March 14, 2025

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Innovative approach by the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) doubles farmers' yields - Improved seeds are transforming Nigerian farmers' yields and incomes, as showcased by CDA

South Africa - Pannar Seed's yellow maize PAN 5P-990PW is flourishing in Venterspos