Agriculture
Management of Woody Weeds in Baringo County may yield significant livelihood benefits
A new study suggests that clearing the invasive woody weed Prosopis julifora and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya, may...
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CABI BioProtection Portal launched in Uganda
The CABI BioProtection Portal, which helps growers and pest management advisors identify, source, and correctly apply biocontrol and biopesticide products...
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Modern track and trace system for banana breeding
By Esther Nakkazi An Accelerated Breeding Better Bananas project has developed and deployed a fully operational Banana breeding Tracking Tool (BTracT), which...
Read moreCABI and ASARECA Marry to Strengthen Agricultural Research for Development
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and CABI have signed a memorandum of understanding...
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Africa promote appropriate agricultural technologies and innovations for agri-business resilience in COVID
By Esther Nakkazi Even as the COVID 19 pandemic ravages on, governments, seed companies, and regional bodies in Africa should...
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Farmers should use climate resilient seeds and smart innovations to beat the drought
By Esther Nakkazi Agriculture experts from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) request the use of climate resilient...
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Research for Development Action Plan Required to Combat Fall ArmyWorm in Africa
By Esther Nakkazi A more coordinated research-for-development (R4D) action plan is urgently needed to ensure that effective and affordable solutions...
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Scientists have announced progress in the search for banana varieties that are resistant to the bacterial banana wilt disease. A solution...
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Armyworm specie native to Americas jumps to Africa
A new pest, the southern armyworm, has been discovered in West and Central Africa. This introduced second armyworm species, Spodoptera...
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