Conventions such as UPOV may be good for multinational seed companies, but African governments should be protecting local plant breeders and conservationists. Seeds and the environment are central to ...

When Stripe-subsidiary Paystack raised its seed round of $1.3 million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria. At the time, seven-figure seed investments in ...

The Fish Pepper was used by black chefs in Baltimore oyster houses to spice up a white sauce. A white Cushaw pumpkin was once a staple squash in the American south. As the dark days of winter settle ...

In a strategic move to strengthen its existing footprint in the vibrant African startup ecosystem, Flat6Labs (www.Flat6Labs.com), the leading seed venture capital firm in the MENA (Middle East and ...

Soybean farmers in the United States can choose from a "candy store" of hundreds of varieties of soybean seed--high-yielding seed with proven performance traits for every region and latitude. Soybean ...

As part of its efforts to help increase the resilience and profitability of African farming in the face of climate change and other challenges, African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) last week ...

Contributions of seeds from Chad and Nigeria are among 30,000 specimens recently transported to Norway and deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It is the latest collection of seeds from the ...

A man stands on a planter towed by a tracter during seeds planting in a field at Amatheon Agri farm in Nwoya district in northern Uganda, July 16, 2015. Picture taken July 16, 2015. REUTERS/James ...

More than 350 delegates from governments, research institutions and seed production companies are gathering in Kenya this week to address challenges in getting good-quality seeds to African farmers.

AMES, Iowa -- The United Nations humanitarian office reports that there's been a more than 20 percent increase in the number of people needing international aid since the start of the year, fueled ...