Can Genetic Engineering Help Crops Adapt to a Warmer World?
Roger Deal is trying to figure out how plants remember drought. An assistant professor of biochemistry and genetics at Emory University,...
Seed Lab to Study Climate Change Effect on Rice
Imagine giant refrigerators and microwave ovens. A $10-million plant-growth facility, meant for the studies of the impact of climate...
Zambia: El Niño Pushes Zambian Farmers to Question Maize Habit
Forward-thinking farmers in drought-hit Zambia are planning to trim the amount of maize they plant, switching to faster-growing crops...
Uganda: Banana Farmers Trained in Solar Drying
As part of efforts to reduce post-harvest wastage and enable value addition, Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) in...
Women’s Role in Achieving a Food Secured Africa
The just ended year 2015 was the African Union’s Year of Women Empowerment. In post 2015, one thing is apparent – that Africa will not...