New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger
Two varieties of dual-purpose (food and fodder) pearl millet were shown to increase weight and overall growth in sheep, according to a Read more...
Workshop on gene editing held at ICRISAT
Twenty crop scientists from Asia and Africa were trained for two weeks at ICRISAT on gene-editing tools, including the increasingly popular CRISPR/Cas Read more...
African Plant Breeders Association launched in Ghana
The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) was launched recently to bring together plant breeders from several African nations to work towards achieving Read more...
The voices of rural people most affected by the climate crisis are not being heard
Today, millions of school children are expected to congregate across major cities in the latest round of school climate strikes, fighting for Read more...