The road from selection breeding to #PrecisionBreeding! Lucky to have insights from Donald Mackenzie from Danforth Center visiting BRIC-NIPGR today! He’s speaking on Potential, Safety Assessment & Regulation of Gene Edited Plants. #GenomeEditing Dept. of Agriculture #foodquality TIGR2ESS

Agricultural biotechnology: Gene Editing versus Gene Modification indianexpress.com/article/india/… via The Indian Express

Hey #AAASmtg attendees: Check out Tomorrow’s Table: Plant Genetics and the Future of Food, a panel with @pcronald Tony Shelton, @DrDonMackenzie, and @nmugwanya highlighting #biotech crops and their policy, social, and environmental implications. Sat. Feb 15 3:30-5:00pm AAAS Annual Meeting

“Those opposed to science will stand to lose because nothing can stop scientific innovations to achieve desired effects”, President Museveni remarks at a Presidential round table. You can’t sacrifice science on the altar of rational ignorance.

.KALRO seeks approval to introduce disease-resistant #GM cassava in #Kenya. All interested parties and persons are encouraged to submit written comments on the Application to reach .Biosafety Kenya- Official no later than 14th June 2020. #ThinkCassava bit.ly/3dKE2LJ

#GenderInAg research by #OneCGIAR CGIAR supports #RuralWomen to better cope with shocks, but also to take on their rightful roles as equal partners in agriculture, businesses and communities ➡️ bit.ly/33IuKxs

Farmers should not have to make difficult choices between crops that either improve nutrition or allow productive and stable harvests. They need both aspects combined, which will also support widespread adoption. Nature Communications rdcu.be/b8yvp

A female farmer, Eriyina Joseph, said the new cowpea variety is less costly to farm because the seeds require only one pest spray application from time of planting to maturity. thenationonlineng.net/new-cowpea-var…

Public comment period commences for DA-PhilRice’s proposed commercial propagation of Golden Rice #ItsTimeForGoldenRice #GoldenRicePH philrice.gov.ph/golden-rice/gr…

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A biotech shield for cowpea against the major insect pests openaccessgovernment.org/major-insect-p…

Kenya National Biosafety Authority announces environmental release approval of CBSD-resistant cassava. Fantastic accomplishment for KALRO and the VIRCA Plus project team! KALRO VIRCA Plus Cassava Biosafety Kenya- Official biosafetykenya.go.ke/index.php?opti…

First sales of PBR Cowpea in Kano,Nigeria, at the commercial launch today! Bravo ⁦AATF Africa⁩ ⁦CSIRO⁩ ⁦Danforth Center⁩

Amazing progress for #VIRCAPlus virus-resistant cassava in Kenya, #PBRCowpea in Nigeria, and now #GoldenRice in the Philippines. IICI Danforth Center is proud of our contribution to these #PlantScience milestones! philrice.gov.ph/filipinos-soon…

DG BRRI Congratulatory note to @PhilRice and IRRI 🌾 on the recent approval for commercial cultivation of #GoldenRice in the Philippines

The Danforth Center’s Institute for International Crop Improvement is partnering with the National Agricultural Seeds Council in Abuja, Nigeria to ensure the delivery of high-quality Pod Borer Resistant Cowpea seed to farmers. Learn more: bit.ly/2WPwLr8

Spent today visiting the National Agriculture Seed Council in Abuja to learn more about the challenges faced by the seed testing laboratories. These are some of the folks that make it happen, and their enthusiasm and commitment to Nigerian agriculture is clear!

The USDA has given scientists at the Danforth Center the green light to advance its semi-dwarf teff, a nutritious staple food for millions, without further biotechnology regulation. Learn more: danforthcenter.org/news/usda-clea…

Opinion: Insect-resistant cowpea two years on: Scaling a best-practice agricultural innovation to feed a growing African population agri-pulse.com/articles/19665…