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Nigerian scientists are engaging large numbers of diverse farmer groups to help them evaluate new varieties of cassava in research that is already revolutionizing cassava breeding around the world. Typically considered a “poor man’s crop” in sub-Saharan Africa, cassava is the fourth most consumed food staple in the African continent after…

These views were shared at a recent informal meeting hosted by the World Bank at its Washington, D.C., headquarters for some of the 2018 Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows.  To ensure access to agricultural innovation, international stakeholders such as the World Bank Group (WBG) need to do these…

“Kafuuzi!” Grace Bwogi shouted. A black and grey goat turned in the caller’s direction before shifting her gaze and continuing to graze with rest of the herd on this three-acre farm in southern Uganda. “Kafuuzi is my favorite goat. She lost her mother at birth,” Bwogi said as she leaned…

The Cornell Alliance for Science 2018 Global Leadership Fellows will be in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13-16 to share their stories with US and international policymakers in hopes of attracting support for advancing agricultural innovation in their countries. Though the 27 Fellows come from a variety of backgrounds — farming,…

Ugandan scientists are eying a 2021 release date for genetically modified bananas fortified with vitamin A, provided the nation passes its biosafety law. In 2005, Ugandan scientists began using the tools of biotechnology to breed bananas fortified with vitamin A. Their goal was to help rural families suffering from a…

When policymakers, farmers, researchers and executives gather in Des Moines, Iowa this week they will be taking a multifaceted look at how to meet the massive global challenge of feeding an estimated nine billion people by 2050. ‘Rise to the Challenge’ is the theme of the 2018 Borlaug Dialogue, the…

Dr. Kathryn Boor, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University, has spurred the 2018 Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows to find ways of resolving the pressing world problems of food security and extreme poverty. During a recent reception welcoming the 29 Fellows, who represent nine…

The 2018 Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellows have promised to bring change to their countries by making sure that science and technology are embraced to increase agricultural productivity and solve the many challenges that farmers face. Speaking during the program’s introductory week at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York,…

The issue of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as they relate to the food supply is an ongoing, nuanced and highly contentious issue. Individuals from the scientific and medical fields fall on both sides of the argument, some claiming that genetically modified crops are helping to solve issues concerning hunger, environmental…