The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway holds millions of seeds from thousands of species of agricultural plants, but this ...
Two-thirds of the world’s food comes today from just nine plants: sugar cane, maize (corn), rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, ...
With funding from the embassy of Norway in Uganda and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), FAO has been implementing ...
The National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties, Livestock Breeds/Fisheries, has approved the ...
Rice is the backbone of West African cuisine, the star player in dishes like Jollof rice, a beloved one-pot meal bursting with spices, vegetables, and occasionally fish. Cultivated widely in nations ...
The Federal Government has unveiled two new chicken breeds, Noiler and Cobb 500, and 14 high-yield crop varieties. This ...
The Tajirika improved cassava variety, which Janet Mwangala, a Kilifi farmer grows, yields about 10Kg per plant. Depending on market conditions, a Kg can sell for between Sh10 and Sh25.
The CRI has introduced highly productive and profitable improved crop varieties in Ghana, including cassava, cocoyam, taro, sweet potato, yam, maize, rice, cowpea, common beans, soybean ...