April 10, 2026

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Pannar Kroonstad Extravaganza

Another Pannar Extravaganza for the books took place on 11 March at a demonstration site near Winterton

April 9, 2026

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Reclaiming fonio: How Benin’s oldest grain is finding new life

Partnering with the private sector to deliver wheat technologies and innovations in Sudan

Congo/Chine : un partenariat universitaire pour des semences améliorées (Journal de Brazza)

April 7, 2026

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Cameroun - La Société de développement du coton (Sodecoton) exporte 18 570 tonnes de semences améliorées de coton vers cinq pays africains, grâce à la qualité de son matériel végétal (Investir au Cameroun)

Accelerating soybean innovation in Africa: A new era for crop improvement

April 6, 2026

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South Africa - Easier approval process on the cards for new seed technologies (African Farming)

April 3, 2026

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Sakata Seed Southern Africa participated in the annual KALRO Expo held at the KALRO Seeds headquarters in Thika, Kenya

Le gouvernement burkinabè dissout le Centre national de semences forestières (Agence Afrique)

April 2, 2026

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Ethiopia - Grain and feed, annual report

April 1, 2026

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The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) announces the formation of a Strategic Advisory Panel to guide seed sector development

International Seed Federation (ISF) Annual Report 2025 out now

March 30, 2026

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Madagascar - Official launch of DEFIS–ICRISAT–FOFIFA partnership marks new step in food security for Southern Madagascar

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) technologies drive soybean yields in Uganda: IITA youth harvest success

Improved seeds released to drive significant boost in crop yields, says Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (ENA)

L'Afrique de l'Est renforce ses systèmes d'alerte précoce et accélère sa production semencière

March 27, 2026

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Sakata's Algeria Field Day, April 2026 - Discover Turbo F1 pepper and locally adapted varieties

New push to protect Africa’s seed diversity - A new FAO report warns Africa is losing critical plant diversity faster than it is being conserved, threatening food security and climate resilience (Financial Fortune Media)

South Africa - Grain and feed, annual report

March 26, 2026

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UPOV launches PRISMA Plus pilot project to streamline plant variety protection at 7th Electronic Applications Meeting

A leadership & culture workshop shapes the future of rice in Africa

Sénégal, Burkina Faso et Niger - Production de semences : Plus d’une trentaine de variétés améliorées et résilientes développées (Le Soleil)

Semences certifiées : L'Afrique de l'Ouest cherche encore son passage du laboratoire au champ (Dakar Actu)

March 25, 2026

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Burkina Faso: the industrial tomato pivot (Tomato News)

Ethiopia seeks to reverse sorghum production slump with new initiative (Ecofin Agency)

Egypt - Oilseeds and products, annual report

March 24, 2026

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200,000 bags in 2 years: that’s the goal MAS Seeds is setting for West Africa

March 23, 2026

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Madagascar - Des semences de riz hybride infectées distribuées par l’Etat en 2025 ont contaminé des variétés locales, alerte la Cour des comptes (2424mg)

March 20, 2026

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Sakata Seed Southern Africa’s Farmers’ Days 2026