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Upcoming Research Update:
Development of unique maize source germplasm for African ecosystems by
John Derera of African Centre for Crop Improvement. Monday, 6 July
2009.
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Locating
Information through Africancrops.net Network
If you
are seeking information on availability of materials for improved crop
varieties, then researchers and development specialists working on crop
improvement in Africa can help you. And if you have improved materials
that should be shared with other researchers, farmers and seed companies,
email the
Website Manager today. View
examples of recently
resolved inquiries.
Current Request:
Arlene
McBride of PATH Knowledge Services needs statistics and maps of six major
food crops grown in Africa and any information on African Agriculture.
Contact Arlene by
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Legume
Improvement and Dissemination in Africa. AGRA
conducted a meeting of legume breeders and seed companies in Kigali
recently in order to promote the development and dissemination of
legumes. A summary of the outcomes of the meeting is available
here.
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Scientists Develop Easy Ways to Spot Banana
Disease (SciDev.Net)
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SABMiller to Use Cassava and Sorghum to Produce
Beer
(Business Report Online)
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Current Issue of Integrated Plant
Protection News, IPMnet News
here
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New
Research Funding Opportunities.
Gates Foundation & National Science Foundation Partner to improve
crops and agricultural productivity in Africa and other poor regions (NSF)
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New website for the Global Forum
on Agricultural Research (GFAR),
www.egfar.org
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New Global Soil Map Project (globalsoilmap.net)
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TVG-YPARD Funding News, March-April 2009
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International e-Conference on Agricultural
BioSciences 2009
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Enhanced HarvestChoice Website,
www.harvestchoice.org
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Tables of Contents:
Outlooks on Pest management - February 2009
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Banana Production:
Sweeping Reforms Needed to Improve African
Banana Industry, by Darren Taylor, VOA
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Dr
Akin Adesina Named as Vice President (Policy &
Partnerships) of the Alliance for a Green
Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
Full story
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Policy Brief:
Promoting a Strong Seed Sector in Sub-Saharan
Africa (N. Minot, IFPRI)
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African Agricultural Technology Foundation to
develop drought-tolerant maize varieties for
small-scale farmers in Africa (AATF
Website)
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Putting Biotechnology to Economic Use in Africa
(Business Daily)
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US$5 million Grant from AGRA to the University
of Ghana, Legon for a West Africa Centre for
Crop Improvement (Ghanaian Chronicle)
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"Benefits and Limits of an Important Biotech
Tool",
an Interview about Marker-Assisted Selection
with Shivaji Pandey of FAO's Working Group on
Biotechnology (FAO Newsrom)
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Kofi
Annan, AGRA Leader Meets the Press and Roots for
the Green Revolution (Daily Nation)
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AGRA
Board Chair, Kofi Annan Meets
Kenyan
President and
Farmers (East African Standard)
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NERICA Contributes to Record Rice Harvest in
Africa (WARDA)
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Scientists Develop Varieties Resistant to
Cassava Brown Streak Disease (IITA)
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Maize Seed Launched to Resist Striga
(Bob Wayne Bell Jr., Business Daily).
Additional Reading
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Commercial Release of Striga Resistant
Maize in Kenya (ACNS)
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African
Crops
of Interest
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AGRA supports research
and development of leading African crops including
banana, beans, cassava, maize, rice, sorghum, millet
and cowpea. Work involves
developing varieties that are high-yielding, early
maturing and resistant to pests, disease and
tolerant to drought. More description of the
research interests by crop is available at this
link.
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Scientific
Journal TOCs Update
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Full Text Access - Current Issues
TOCs and Abstracts Only - Current
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