Training scientists in advanced plant genomics is set to transform nutrition in Africa. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations works with the… Read More »Eradicating hunger through the African Orphan Crops Consortium
Thirty-four plant breeders graduated from the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy in May 2018. The advanced plant breeding course was delivered by the Seed… Read More »Third cohort graduates from the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy
I am Bunmi Olasanmi, a lecturer in the Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. My responsibilities at the university include teaching, supervision of students’… Read More »Breeding success: Bunmi Olasanmi and the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy
The Agroforestry Species Switchboard is a “one-stop-shop” to retrieve data about a particular plant species across a wide range of information sources. Its objective is to provide… Read More »Latest Agroforestry Species Switchboard offers additional plant databases
Few plant breeders in the world work on indigenous African crops. In fact, the lack of research on these nutritious and locally valued plants has… Read More »Indigenous African crops meet state of the art plant breeding
Dr Benjamin Dowiya Nzawele, 42, arrived at the World Agroforestry Centre, also known as ICRAF, in Nairobi with an important brief from his national agricultural research… Read More »Forest people of DR Congo guide orphan crop research
Africa’s top plant breeders are working to fight malnutrition and poverty across the continent through improving traditional crops. An article in African Farming explains the work being… Read More »Fighting malnutrition in Africa with improved traditional plants
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
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