Press Release:Kenya Making Progress in Uptake of Disease Resistant Cassava Varieties
Nairobi, Kenya: 5th July, 2021- In a bid to improve cassava varieties in Kenya, researchers at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)...
Explainer on misuse of pesticides in Kenya.
Dr. Timothy Njagi Njeru, Ph.D, Development Economist and Research Fellow ,Tegemeo Institute
 "I want to say that we acknowledge that we have instances of misuse...
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,...
Press Release: Kenya Should not Regulate Genome-edited Crops as Genetically Modified Crops, Expert...
Naivasha, 31st August, 2021-With the increase in population and demands for more food, African countries are looking for ways of boosting food production. This...
Launch of a Research Paper on Media misinformation about GMOs in Africa
Mark Lynus, Climate and research lead at the Alliance for science and Lead author of Misinformation in the media global coverage of GMO’s 2019...
Press Release: Omicron Unlikely to cause Severe Illness among Vaccinated People
December 7, 2021, Nairobi, Kenya- Even though available evidence shows that Omicron variant is more transmissible compared to the deadly Delta variant, it is...
Press Release:Low Uptake, Lack of Diversity among Challenges Ailing the African Seed Industry
Nairobi, 1 October 2021- Though improved seeds can deliver state of the art technology to farmers: higher yields, diseases and pest resistance, climate change...
How does IPCC work?
Dr. Joseph Nzau Mutemi, one of the Lead Authors of the just-released 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and Scientist at the...
Press Release: COVID-19: Journalists Crucial in Driving Vaccination Efforts, Expert Says
Nairobi, Kenya, 19 October 2021- As majority of the African countries continue to grapple with the vaccination efforts to achieve herd immunity, journalists in...
SPECIAL GLOBAL MEDIA BRIEFING Topic: Getting your head around the vaccine data
Organized in collaboration with the Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Israel, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Austria, France, Indonesia and Hong Kong media...