Farmers encouraged to embrace local maize seed

By Wilhelm Kutah

The Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR- SARI), has advised farmers to resort to Open Pollinated Variety (OPV) of maize seed due to the shortage of hybrid seed. Mr Haruna Ali, an Agronomist with the Savannah Agricultural Research Institute said the varieties that were produced through crossed pollination of two or more parents were…

African Governments Urged to Embrace Plant Biotechnology

By Wilhelm Kutah

The International Symposium on Agricultural Transformation and Biotech Crops in Africa (ISATBCA) is urging African governments to embrace plant biotechnology, including GMO technology and genome editing, to advance scientific frontiers in the fight against food insecurity. According to a communique issued at the end of the symposium which was held at the West Africa Centre…