PRESS RELEASES

African countries need biosafety laws to benefit from new and emerging technologies

OFAB Media Awards unveils 2020 Africa’s best journalist in biotechnology reporting

Safeguarding and commercializing agricultural innovations in Africa

Africa top journalists to battle it out for the 2020 OFAB Africa Media Awards

Ghanaian smallholder farmers to benefit from PBR Cowpea

Why Ghana must quickly adopt and release PBR cowpea – Prof Alhassan

Ethiopia approves high-yielding DroughtTEGO® Maize Variety for Commercial Release

Integrate biotechnology into Africa’s agricultural development

Africa must rapidly transition to technology-driven agriculture to improve productivity

AATF nominated to lead African Seed and Biotechnology Platform of the African Union

Efforts in controlling Maize Lethal Necrosis disease boosting steady supply of clean certified seeds

Stakeholders push to unlock Africa’s agricultural mechanization potential

Biotech crops can save Africa’s food shortage

Investing in new farming technologies key in transforming African agriculture

AATF and Tanager in partnership to mainstream gender and nutrition into its agricultural programmes and projects

Promote appropriate agricultural technologies and innovations for agri-business resilience amid COVID-19 pandemic

AATF explores digital agriculture solutions

The TELA Project holds its first virtual Annual Review and Planning Meeting

2020 OFAB Africa Media Awards open call for entries from Journalists reporting on science

Survey results in three African countries show smallholder rice farmers still grappling with a myriad of challenges

AATF and AUDA-NEPAD to Promote Agricultural Research and Commercialisation in Africa

Nigeria Commercializes First Transgenic Food Crop (SAMPEA 20-T)

AATF and IRRI ink partnership to disseminate and commercialise hybrid rice and sustainable technologies for the benefit of African smallholder farmers

AfDB and AATF to inaugurate TAAT Maize Compact Project in Mozambique

Nigeria approves PBR Cowpea for environmental Release

AfDB and AATF host talks to implement and harmonise seed regulations in Eastern and Southern Africa

As climate change imperils food production, senior officials meet in Addis Ababa to end the innovation drought on African farms

AATF receives grant to make new drought-tolerant and insect-resistant maize hybrids available to farmers in Africa

USAID Administrator Green Announces Call to Action, New Private Sector Partnerships

Integrating the path in Africa’s agricultural transformation

New foundation seed company for SSA begins operations

Announcement of the first foundation seed production entity for Africa

AfDB President meets AATF delegation

Project develops first ever rice hybrids for farmers in Africa

Zambian Government launches Cassava Mechanisation and Agro Processing Initiative to improve business and boost food security