Transforming food
Real-life Farmville and a pregnancy app for cows – mobile technology is changing the way farmers do business in Africa. The Farmable app which acts… Read More »Transforming food
Real-life Farmville and a pregnancy app for cows – mobile technology is changing the way farmers do business in Africa. The Farmable app which acts… Read More »Transforming food
Standing before 20 other senior scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Dr. Wonder Nunekpeka spoke the words on everyone’s mind. “My crop has been… Read More »This crop is not an orphan anymore: it now has a home
Among the machines humming in the seed lab stands Alice Muchugi, Genetic Resources Unit Manager at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). Alice has been with… Read More »At ICRAF, the African Plant Breeding Academy graduates elite scientists
Dr Daniel Adewale, 47, is the world’s African yam bean expert. As he eats his lunch at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), which is hosting… Read More »Improving the African Yam Bean – neglected crop
Hearty applause mingled with the sound of drumbeat at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) as the African Plant Breeding Academy came into being shortly after… Read More »ICRAF and partners launch first African Plant Breeding Academy
The African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) yesterday opened the African Plant Breeding Academy to help improve the livelihoods of Africa’s smallholder farmers and their families,… Read More »Plant Breeding Academy: boosting Africa’s food supply with improved indigenous crops
A consortium of international partners, known as the African Orphan Crops Consortium, plans to identify at least two dozen African food crops and tree species… Read More »$40 million project aims to revitalize Africa's orphaned crops