Tag: Food Security

AATF Opened my Horizon to be a Top Biosafety Expert

(ABUJA: May 29, 2023) Former Director General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has said that his position  as Nigeria’s  chief biosafety regulator  was due to opportunities facilitated by AATF. “As a young biosafety officer, in the Federal Ministry of Environment, AATF facilitated my participation in a three-month course in Australia […]

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AATF partners with ECOWAS to improve agricultural productivity

(Abuja: May 29, 2023) Low agricultural productivity, food and nutritional insecurity and availing smallholder farmers access to life-changing technologies are issues that AATF and ECOWAS have agreed to solve in partnership in the West African sub-region. Leaders of the two organizations met in Abuja on May 15th 2023 to discuss modalities of ensuring the sub-region […]

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Replicating Nigeria’s Pod Borer Resistant Cowpea Success Story in West Africa

By Alex Abutu The success of Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea in Nigeria is an excellent model for replication in other West African countries. This success has shown that the adoption of genetically modified crop varieties could be a solution to the challenges facing  smallholder farmers in the region. West Africa is a region that […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Delivering transgenic drought-tolerant and insect-protected maize varieties to African farmers

[Mpumalanga, South Africa, April 2023]: AATF has reiterated its commitment to deliver transgenic drought-tolerant and insect-protected maize varieties to caution African farmers from the impact of climate change on their productivity and enhance their livelihood. AATF Executive Director, Dr Canisius Kanangire reaffirmed the commitment while addressing the 5th TELA Maize Project Annual Review and Planning […]

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PRESS RELEASE: Dr. Ousmane Badiane appointed AATF ambassador

[Nairobi, April 2023]: Dr Ousmane Badiane, a renowned agricultural economist and policy expert, has been appointed as the new ambassador of AATF. The appointment was announced in March 2023 by the AATF Board of Trustees, and it takes effect immediately. In this position, Dr Badiane will be responsible for promoting the work of AATF across […]

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Go for hybrid seeds, rice farmers told

Despite the hybrid technology, local rice farmers still use saved seeds for the next planting season.  African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Project Manager Kayode Sanni talks about how technology has revolutionized farming in Asia. What advantages do hybrid rice seeds have over saved ones? Hybrid rice technology focuses on yield advantage and desirable grain quality […]

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GM Technology will Improve Food Security, Build National Economy

By Dr. Canisius Kanangire Kenya’s Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi in March 2023 urged Kenyans to consume more rice, potatoes, and other forms of carbohydrates in the midst of a crisis occasioned by high maize prices. In the past, leaders across the globe have called for diversification of diets and consuming other […]

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NEW TIMES RWANDA: How agricultural biotechnology could boost food security

GM crops have gene(s) inserted from the same or unrelated organism using genetic engineering methods, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). These genes, FAO says, confer beneficial traits such as pest resistance, ability to grow in extreme and unfavourable conditions and increased nutrient levels among others. Take an example of a GM […]

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