[Nairobi: July 07, 2021] A panel of experts at the AATF June webinar have called on African governments to take lead and support the adoption and commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops on the continent by putting in place formidable and technically sound regulatory frameworks. The experts who spoke at the Webinar held on June […]
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PBR Cowpea (beans), a genetically modified Cowpea is the product of an international partnership under the coordination of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) that included scientists from the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Released as SAMPEA 20-T variety in Nigeria in December 2019, the PBR Cowpea is the first […]
Read MoreToday is the big moment that we have been waiting for. The day that Pod borer resistant cowpea will be available for cowpea growers. This event is at the core of AATF mandate of finding and providing appropriate technology for smallholder farmers to boost agricultural production, increased food security, improved nutrition, and alleviating poverty on […]
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Biotechnology experts call for urgent adoption of Bt crops The newly released Bt cowpea facilitated by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) is expected to generate over $638 million into the Nigerian economy within the next six years through its sales alone. Rose Gidado, county director of the biotechnology organisation made the disclosure during […]
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Kenya’s recent ban on maize imports from her two East African neighbors due to high levels of mycotoxins has jolted the national consciousness towards the recurrent danger of toxins in food, while underscoring the need for adoption of safer food production and handling alternatives. Earlier in March, the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) slapped a […]
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Kenyan farmers, impressed by the high yields realized in GMO open field trials, are urging the government to speed up the process of allowing them to access Bt maize. The farmers say the bountiful returns from the Bt maize reminds them of decades long gone when their parents and grandparents used to harvest large amounts […]
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By Francis Nang’ayo and Jane Achando. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region accounts for more than 13 per cent of the global population (or 1.2 billion people), a figure that is projected to grow to 2.1 billion people by 2050. This will have direct implications on demand for food from agriculture, a sector that supports the livelihoods […]
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Determined to improved maize production in Nigeria, the Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in collaboration with African Agricultural Technology Foundation, (AATF) will soon release Tela maize, a new variety crop in Nigeria. The new Tela Maize, first Genetically Modified Organisms GMO, fortified to resist pest and tolerate drought, is expected to […]
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Take the example of Jeannette Kanyange, a Rwandan farmer one might find anywhere on in Africa. Three years ago before she started renting a power tiller, a sort of mini-tractor, she used to spend RwF300,000 (US$306) to pay 100 people to till one hectare per day. Renting the tiller dropped the cost to RwF100,000 ($102) […]
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The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) said it would release 10 tons of Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea before the beginning of the farming season, to assist farmers to get the best yield. Dr. Issoufou Kollo, the Regional Coordinator of AATF, told the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that this would […]
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