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
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
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
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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