Whitefly-resistant cassava varieties lift yields in Uganda
Bwikwe cassavaWhitefly-resistant cassava varieties lift yields in UgandaBy Lominda Afedraru Download PDFMost of the research efforts have focused on the management of the two…
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Creating wealth through agriculture
Prof Hamadi Boga at a past event. Photo Credit: PanagrimediaCreating wealth through agricultureBy Prof Hamadi Boga Download PDFI grew up on a farm in…
How climate change is driving a surge in pests and diseases
Fall Armyworm Invasion: Nature’s tiny yet mighty destroyers. Photo Credit: aak-GrowHow climate change is driving a surge in pests and diseasesBy Zablon Oyugi Download…
Fall armyworm invasion hits Cameroon maize value chain
Efforts to combat fall armyworm using pesticides have been unsuccessful. Photo Credit: Elias NgalameFall armyworm invasion hits Cameroon maize value chainBy Elias Ngalame Download…
Banana bunchy top virus wreaks havoc in Tanzania
Banana plants showing typical symptoms of BBTV in a farmer’s field during a surveillance and eradication workshop. Photo: IITA/George MahukuBanana bunchy top virus wreaks…
Fostering an objective debate on safe pesticide use and disposal
A smallholder farmer applying pesticides. Photo Credit MARKUP KenyaFostering an objective debate on safe pesticide use and disposalBy Dr Timothy Njagi Download PDFCrop protection…
Rwandan potato farmer grows earnings with IPM
Byukusenge, a vegetable farmer growing beans, garlic and onions, who also graduated from a Farmer Field School (FFS) conducted by the Food and Agriculture…
Cocoa farmers trained to fight pesticide abuse
Government officials visit cocoa beans treatment center. Photo Credit: Elias NgalameCocoa farmers trained to fight pesticide abuseBy Elias Ngalame Download PDFIn the quest to…
Egerton University’s food safety referrals lab scores early wins
Prof Charles Muleke displays samples of Aloe Secundiflora Herbal Extracts (ASHE) at the Safe Food Reference Laboratory (SAF-Lab) at Egerton University. Photo Credit: Egerton…
Ugandan scientists close in on gene-edited cassava
Scientists from National Crop Resources Research Institute at the harvesting cassava field meant for trial and analysis of research work carried out in the…
