Africa

• Zaad acquired 49% stake in Farm-Ag Group

  May. 20, 2016

  # Merger & Acquisition #

• Context Global Development receives funding to explore two key crops in Africa

  May. 18, 2016

• Africa’s farming potential hinges on infrastructure boost

  Apr. 29, 2016

• African farmers planted 3.5m ha of biotech crops in 2015

  Apr. 21, 2016

• Japan and AfricaRice promote ‘RiceAdvice’ app

  Apr. 20, 2016

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  Zambian seed industry best in COMESA

  Apr. 19, 2016

  Seed Co Limited

• Kenya at the forefront of bio-control sector

  Apr. 13, 2016

• Seed Co introduced new fast growing varieties in Zimbabwe

  Apr. 13, 2016

• IFAD and AfricaRice deepen partnership to strengthen Africa’s rice sector

  Mar. 31, 2016

• Zaad Holdings and Chromatin agree to produce and distribute sorghum seed in Africa

  Mar. 31, 2016

• Nigerians overwhelmingly reject Monsanto’s risky GM maize and cotton

  Mar. 29, 2016

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  Monsanto introduces winter cropping seed in Malawi

  Mar. 21, 2016

  Monsanto Company

• Farming in Africa: Miracle grow

  Mar. 21, 2016

• South Africa forecast area and production of summer crops both down in 2016

  Feb. 29, 2016

• New Acquisition in the Phosphate and Fertilizer Sector by Mimran Natural Resources

  Feb. 19, 2016

  # Merger & Acquisition #
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  DuPont Pioneer collaborates with Musika to increase farmer productivity in Zambia

  Feb. 17, 2016

  Pioneer

• Zimbabwe moves to draft GM labelling laws

  Feb. 1, 2016

• Uganda’s first field trial of GM potato shows extreme resistance to late blight

  Jan. 29, 2016

  # Science & Research #

• Uganda close to passing GMO law

  Jan. 19, 2016

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  Koppert Biological Systems explores new opportunities in Sudan

  Jan. 12, 2016

  Koppert

  # Biostimulant #

• Africa takes fresh look at GM crops as drought pressure

  Jan. 8, 2016

• Kenyan regulator to decide on fate of GMO crops

  Jan. 6, 2016

• Nigeria accredits 5 Institutes for modern biotechnology activities

  Dec. 23, 2015

• Nigeria approved trial of the first GM rice

  Dec. 22, 2015

• Kenya National Biosafety Authority received public comments on Bt cotton environmental release application

  Dec. 18, 2015

• Zambia National Biosafety Authority launched

  Dec. 17, 2015

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  ICL Signed MOU to establish phosphate operation in Namibia

  Dec. 8, 2015

  ICL Specialty Fertilizers
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  Yara acquires Greenbelt Fertilizers for $51 million in Africa

  Dec. 7, 2015

  Yara International ASA

  # Merger & Acquisition #

• Kenya’s Farmers may soon receive new genetically modified cotton seeds

  Dec. 1, 2015

• South Africa forecast winter cereal area down 0.4% in 2015

  Nov. 30, 2015