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Africa: New African Academy to Nurture Nutritious 'Orphan' Crops
AlertNet, 16 December 2013
Gathoni Mwangi, a 78-year-old widow from Ngamba village in central Kenya, will never forget 2010. That was the year both the long and short rains failed as drought hit the Horn of… Read more »
New Academy to Nurture 'Orphan' Crops
A new research institution, based in Nairobi, will train scientists and technicians to breed neglected but nutritious plants and trees in order to help Africans manage better in harsh weather conditions.
Yams, bitterball, peppers, cassava, eddoh and rice are the most common crops. There are usually a few banana and plantain trees nearby as well.
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Kenya: African Plant Breeding Academy Opens in Kenya
Capital FM, 4 December 2013
Researchers from the University of California, Davis and their global partners from the African Orphan Crops Consortium have opened the African Plant Breeding Academy in Kenya to… Read more »
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African Orphan Crops Consortium, 3 December 2013
Groundbreaking Collaboration of International Organizations Aims to Leverage Genomes of 100 African Orphan Crops To Improve Nutrition Read more »
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Africa: Food Sustainability: Key Resources
SciDev.Net, 16 October 2013
From contentious hunger estimates to trends in agriculture, Zareen Pervez Bharucha outlines a range of resources. Read more »
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Africa: Sustainable Food Production, Facts and Figures
SciDev.Net, 16 October 2013
Farming must feed more people more sustainably. Zareen Bharucha looks at scientific approaches past and present. Read more »
