Expert opinion on Role of Agri-Biotechnology in Mitigating Climate change
Expert opinion on Role of Agri-Biotechnology in Mitigating Climate change
Expert : Joel .W. Ochieng, PhD
Programme Leader, Agricultural Biotechnology & Wildlife, the University of Nairobi
With...
Expert Opinion on Cassava Improvement in Africa through Genome Editing
Dr. Ihuoma Okwuonu, Plant Biotechnologist and Chief Research Scientist at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) in Umudike, Nigeria said:
"We are using genome...
Explainer on the June-July- August season in Kenya
Mary Kilavi, Assistant Director Public Weather service, KMD said:
“There has been some sort of public outcry this season. Some people feel it is incredibly...
Explainer on cassava diseases in Kenya
Dr Catherine Taracha,Center Director,KALRO Biotechnology Center
“There are two major diseases that challenge cassava production. They include the Cassava Mosaic Disease where you get crinkling...
Expert Opinion on Sleeping Sickness and Updates on Treatment
Dr. Wilfred Kalonji, Head of Clinical Operations, DNDI
What is sleeping sickness and how does it affect people?
Sleeping sickness is also known as Human African...
Expert Opinion on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Prof. Patrick Ndavi, Coordinator, ACCAF, Kenya
More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice that...
Expert opinion on climate finance being a top agenda at COP 27
With the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) set to be held in Egypt at a time when various parts of the world are...
Press Release:Survey shows rise in vaccine hesitancy in Ghana
Accra, July 23, 2021: Research led by the University of Southampton into the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in Ghana, West Africa has concluded...
AfriSMC Press Briefing (Africa Seed Industry)
What: Africa’s evolving seed industry: fostering access to high-quality seeds by small holder farmers for food security and climate resilience.
When: Thursday, September 30,...
Awareness on How to Combat Severe Malaria in Children
Dr. Henrietta Mensah-Brown holds a PhD in molecular biology of infectious diseases from the University of Ghana.
Her research areas are malaria biology and...