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African Development Bank and Purdue University to hold conference on successful technologies for African farmers

From: 25/09/2018 To: 27/09/2018. Location: Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana The African Development Bank and Purdue University are organizing the Scale Up Conference on Agricultural Innovations from September 25-27, 2018, to address how to shift agricultural innovations from research institutions into the developing world, particularly Africa. The Scale Up Conference will bring together hundreds …

Agricultural Innovations can Help African Farmers Compete, Boost Food Security

September 29, 2014—Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire—Africa must embrace agricultural innovations to better compete in an evolving global bio-economy, according to findings from a new report issued by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The report, entitled “GM Agricultural Technologies for Africa,” analyzes the benefits and constraints of adopting genetically …