Agriculture

East Africa’s banana farmers welcome new varieties that resist disease and drought

Microwaving sewage waste may make it safe to use as fertilizer on crops

Ease regulatory burden to support ‘new revolution’ in crop breeding, researchers urge

Gates Foundation funds research to control cattle ticks through biotechnology

African farmers face new threats as invasive pests proliferate on a warming planet

Can ‘indigenous’ and GM seeds co-exist in Africa?

Do GMO crops increase the use of pesticides?

Great Green Wall promises better lives to African farmers plagued by climate crisis

Brazil approves environmentally ‘Friendly’ GM tool for controlling fall armyworm