Agricultural Innovations Can Help African Farmers Compete, Says Report
October 8, 2014| |
A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says that Africa needs to embrace agricultural innovations to be able to compete globally. The report, GM agricultural technologies for Africa: A state of affairs collects current information on the status of biotechnology in Africa with an emphasis on GM crops, and assesses the opportunities offered by and constraints on adoption.
The report also discusses the need to transform African agriculture from low productivity to one that is a high-potential driver of economic development. The authors identified several initiatives that could help overcome obstacles, such as increasing public investments in agricultural biotechnology research and development; improving regulatory frameworks and regulatory capacity; and developing an effective and broad-based communications strategy.
For more information about this publication, visit the IFPRI website at: http://www.ifpri.org/publication/gm-agricultural-technologies-africa-state-affairs.
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