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In vitro production of virus free planting for international distribution at IITA.

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Thoughts on the Inaugural International Day of Plant Health

11 May 2022

Healthy Agriculture Starts with Healthy Seeds

Opinion

Healthy Agriculture Starts with Healthy Seeds

11 May 2022

Landrace Conservation Offers Hope in Race to Collect Crop Diversity

Opinion

Landrace Conservation Offers Hope in Race to Collect Crop Diversity

9 May 2022

With the harvest in progress outside of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, a threshing team uses flat rocks to knock rice grains from freshly cut plants. Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, holds 2.4 million farms. At harvest time, the rhythm of rice threshing can be heard on most of them. While the country is most famous for exotic products like vanilla and cloves, 85% of Malagasy farmers grow rice.

With the harvest in progress outside of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, a threshing team uses flat rocks to knock rice grains from freshly cut plants. Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, holds 2.4 million farms. At harvest time, the rhythm of rice threshing can be heard on most of them. While the country is most famous for exotic products like vanilla and cloves, 85% of Malagasy farmers grow rice.

Opinion

Food Prices Are on the Rise – And the Global South Will Be Hit Hardest

28 Apr 2022

Svalbard Global Seed Vault. (Photo: Riccardo Gangale)

Svalbard Global Seed Vault. (Photo: Riccardo Gangale)

Opinion

A Year of Great Hope

23 Dec 2021

Bags of rice at Vietnam market

Opinion

Giving Diversity a Chance

29 Oct 2021

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