Journalists in Ghana Get to See the Country’s First GM Crop
Blog, CommunityJournalists in Ghana have visited the country’s first genetically modified crop under confined field trial. The journalists, numbering about forty, from different parts of the country, got educated on the technology used to develop the pod-borer resistant (PBR) cowpea, and, its potential benefits to…
Happy Life, Happy Science
Blog, CommunityWhile many people are enjoying what feels like “life as usual” following the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is one truth we cannot deny: life has irrevocably altered. The technology enabling virtual communication and digital media has advanced extraordinarily over the past several years, during…
The Problem of Food Security in Nigeria: A Plant Pathologist’s View
Blog, CommunityNigeria – a country in Africa – is blessed with an arable land of 34 million hectares with 70% of its workforce employed in agriculture. However, insufficient food production in Nigeria has been a perennial problem. The 2021 Global Hunger Index placed Nigeria 103 out of 116 countries while the 2020…