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  Africa should invest in GMOs for small farmers Source: SciDev.net Date: June 26, 2008 Africa needs a Green Revolution based on public investment in agricultural science and technology, including local research into genetically engineered crops, says Robert Paarlberg, in the Harvard International Review... Posted Jun 26 2008, 09:07 AM by GMO Africa Feeds Filed under: africa, agricultural science, science and technology, green revolution, crops, paarlberg, local research, public investment, harvard international

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  Ideological Nature of Food Security Debate a Disservice to Africa Source: The African Executive Date: May 29, 2008 The renewed interest in finding ways of making Africa self-sufficient in food is welcome. It is a shame for Africa to be chronically dependent on food handouts. Devoting too much time and energy in the... Posted May 29 2008, 08:45 AM by GMO Africa Feeds Filed under: africa, struggle, shame, sustenance, food handouts

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  Journalist counsels Africa on GMOs Journalist Kerry Howley of the Reason magazine has written a very riveting and informative article on how fear is being used to deny Africa cutting-edge technologies. Howley writes how activists descend on Africa every time new technologies emerge. They... Posted Apr 04 2008, 08:46 AM by GMO Africa Feeds Filed under: africa, reason magazine, fear, activists, informative article, africans, journalist, cutting edge technologies, kerry howley

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  Researcher wants biosafety laws in Africa Professor Walter Alhassan, a renowned agricultural biotechnologist from Ghana, recently raised a very salient issue regarding agricultural biotechnology in Africa. Alhassan moaned the unwillingness by African governments to enact laws to regulate safe... Posted Mar 06 2008, 01:44 PM by GMO Africa Feeds Filed under: africa, african countries, agricultural biotechnology, african governments, impediment, acquisition, biotechnologist, salient issue, professor walter, absence, ghana

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  Pioneer modifies sorghum to boost nutrition in Africa Source: DesMoines Register Date: January 7, 2008 Researchers at Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. are helping develop transgenic sorghum that will be more nutritious for the 300 million Africans who eat the grain as a staple in their diets. Genetic modification... Posted Jan 07 2008, 05:54 AM by GMO Africa Feeds Filed under: developing countries, africa, transgenic, crops, genetic modification, pioneer hi bred international, staple, sorghum, diets, million africans