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She's a scientist who studies the genetic basis of resistance to disease and tolerance to stress in rice. He's an organic farmer, prohibited by organic certification rules from using GE seeds and plants in his fields.

Cornell Alliance for Science Director Sarah Evanega, an imagineer, international leader and icon of young science communication professionals, has been awarded the coveted Borlaug CAST Communication Award. “With her ability to communicate on a variety of issues facing science, agriculture and technology, she is a worthy recipient of the 2021…

For 83-year-old Florence Wambui Theiru, a life of farming in Central Kenya has been a sweet and sour journey. Over the decades, she’s seen it all. But fall armyworm, a devasting new pest that is devouring the maize crops that she depends on to feed her family and provide fodder…

AFS Contributor, Joan Conrow, writes about the successes of the Cornell Alliance for Science from 2016.

The global ceremony marking World Food Day 2024 took place in Rome, Italy today, with participants underlining the need for universal access to enough diverse, nutritious, affordable, and safe foods. The event came amid growing global tensions, conflicts, and climate shocks, which are among the factors contributing to the…

Aspiring and established plant scientists from around Africa gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for a workshop to review what has been achieved so far by the African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC). In its first decade, the AOCC has empowered more than 172 scientists, nearly 40 percent of whom have…

In all its forms, malnutrition includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight, and obesity. South Africa has undergone a nutritional transition over the past 30 years characterized by the triple burden of malnutrition: households are simultaneously experiencing undernutrition, hidden hunger, and overweight or obesity due to nutrient-poor…

Pioneers of a fish smoking kiln designed to reduce the risk of cancer and other health problems say it is improving the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of women in Uganda. The women, who dominate the country’s fish processing industry, have for decades suffered the effects of smoking fish using locally made…

Christopher Kang’ethe was born in 1955 around Manguo Swamp in Limuru, Central Kenya, just about 40 minutes drive from the capital, Nairobi. “Hippos used to live here some years back, but they all left,” says Kang’ethe. The hippos migrated because of increased human activity around the swamp following the expansion…