As climate change impacts corn production, hybrid seed technology could help improve yields and combat food insecurity around the world. Sinelizwi Fakade is a farmer based in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. Like hundreds of thousands of growers across the African continent, he’s well acquainted with the usual pressures of production and yield for staple crops […]
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Read More[August 2024] AATF, through the OFAB Project, conducted a training workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for 34 participants including 10-chapter coordinators and staff from nine countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. The training focused on advanced advocacy, science communication, and impact story generation thereby fostering an enabling environment for […]
Read MoreACAT advocates for agricultural technology transfer, uptake of innovations and practical solutions to address farmer productivity challenges in Africa. The Conference highlights the centrality of science, technology, and innovation (STI) that is key to tackling Africa’s agricultural challenges. “As a country, we are pleased to co-host the second edition of ACAT 2025 and are honored […]
Read More[Kigali, Rwanda] Leading agricultural researchers from nine African countries have gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, this week for a Strategic Dialogue on Agricultural Technologies in Africa. The assembly convened experts from Kenya, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda, Mozambique, and Ethiopia. Held under the theme “Strategic Dialogue on Biotechnology Research in Africa’s Agricultural Systems,” the […]
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Read More(Nairobi, Kenya, May 2024): Scientists across three African countries have inched closer to the development and release of maize varieties that would significantly enable farmers in the region to confront droughts and reduced water availability, challenges brought about by climate change. A comprehensive study conducted by AATF and partners across Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa for six years […]
Read More(Kaduna: October 5, 2022) Nigeria will achieve self-sufficiency in maize production when farmers embrace hybrid varieties, a leading seed producer has said. Mr. Brighton Karume, the managing director of ECOBasic Seeds Limited, said productivity was hampered by farmers’ reliance on traditional varieties that are not resistant to disease, pests and drought. Addressing a press conference […]
Read Moreby J.Muthie For Peter Mutisya, the Managing Director of PealAgro Services Enterprises Ltd, meeting future food demand will require quick growth in the agriculture sector by embracing modern technologies that have been proven to boost farm productivity. “Any genuine business must adapt to advances of modern-day technologies in the world, and agricultural biotechnology is one such […]
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by AATF Africa Ms Catherine Otiende never believed at any given day she would produce enough food from her ¾ acre farm to feed her family and by extension the extended family. The young mother of four children who hails from Dago village, Nyahera Location of Kisumu District had been planting the local maize varieties for […]
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