The Global Biotech Potato Partnership working to introduce disease resistant potatoes in farmer and consumer preferred varieties across the Global South.
Michigan State University
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knowledge is power - we need to educate and seeing is believing.
Dr @CanisiusKana, @aatfafrica Executive Director, talking about communities' interaction with science and new scientific innovations:
Misinformation often thrives in the absence of credible voices that communities recognize and trust. We need to conduct demos that show people what new scientific innovations are about. People need to touch the science in the language they understand.
Congratulations to Ben Sklarczyk!
Great news!
Ethiopia has approved the commercial release of TELA GM maize, modified for pest resistance and drought tolerance, marking the country’s first transition toward a genetically engineered food crop for direct consumption.
millingmea.com/ethiopia-appr…
Excellent results, finally after centuries - a sustainable solution to the most economic important potato disease globally. Congratulations to @RwandaAgriBoard @Cipotato @aatfafrica @CipotatoRW
Excellent event, thanks @RwandaAgriBoard and partners
Harvesting activity of improved potato varieties (Victoria and Ndamira) to assess their resistance to late blight disease took place in @MusanzeDistrict, following similar exercises recently conducted in @Nyamagabe, Rwerere (@BureraDistrict), and Tamira (@RubavuDistrict ).
Let's all help to understand the challenges and solutions in Kenya - thanks @afri_isaaa
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Great work and outstanding results! #talkBiotechRW
Besides the CFT & NPT, Seed bulking of biotech potato varieties has kicked off! Performance is outstanding, and progress is on track for timely delivery. Kudos to the dedicated @RwandaAgriBoard, @CipotatoRW technical teams for this promising achievement.
Biotech Potato retweeted
In 2026, join @FAO in marking #YearOfTheWomanFarmer, honouring the women who grow our foods, support our families & sustain our communities. We must close gender gaps in land, pay & opportunity so every woman farmer can thrive and help transform our agrifood systems. #IYWF2026
Great insights on the future of potato - a very bright future indeed. Thanks @potatonewstoday
The 'Potato Renaissance': How science is reinventing the world’s most overlooked strategic crop potatonewstoday.com/2025/12/…
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The safety of the people is at the top of the priorities/agenda for researchers every time they step inside that lab, as agricultural biotechnology continues to create a pathway towards a food secure Africa, says Dr @ericmagembe of the @Cipotato.
Thanks for sharing @aatfafrica Another positive fact about GM crops.
Concerned about soil health with GM crops? 🌱
Fact: GM crops like Bt maize/cotton actually help farmers REDUCE the need for harsh chemical sprays.
This is because the Bt protein breaks down naturally, leaving our soil to thrive.
#CostofDelayKE #GMOsInKenya #FoodSecurityKE
Congratulations to Jim Mwanda! Your work in educating with scientific facts is so valuable. Keep up the good work!
Kenyan digital journalist, Jim Israel Mwanda named 2025 @OfabAfrica Journalist of the Year!
He wrote the winning piece after his visit to confined field trials of #GMpotato in Kiambu County, Kenya.
READ MORE👉🏾 aatf-africa.org/kenyan-digit…
#AATFAfrica #foodsecurityke #gmosinkenya
Agricultural biotechnology can safely solve many of the world's food security issues. Trust in science and lead with facts.
these potatoes resist late blight disease and reduce fungicide spraying by 90%. A win for farmers, the environment and consumers
Potato farmers know the heartbreak 💔
You walk into your shamba & find late-blight disease has wiped out up to 80% of your potato crops
Thankfully, our advanced transgenic Shangi potato offers KSh 21.2BILLION in benefits to farmers!
#GMOsInKenya #FoodSecurity #CostofdelayKE
with more and more lost as each day passes...😢
KSh 20.4 BILLION lost in just 5 years.
That's the cost of delay from holding back the approval of advanced crop varieties in Kenya. Our recent media roundtable broke down how this impacts our food, farmers, and the economy.
See the full report here 👉🏾👉🏾👉🏾
thebreakthrough.org/issues/f…
#GMOsInKenya #FoodSecurityKE #CostofDelayKE
Thanks @MargaretKarembu for all your great work in science communication!
Dr @MargaretKarembu during OFAB Africa Media Awards in Nairobi, Kenya: Africa stands at a defining moment. Our population is growing, our climate is changing, and
our food systems are under pressure. Yet, we are not without solutions.
potato nematodes continue to be a problem for African farmers - thanks NemAfrica and @DannyCoyne6 for tackling this important issue
Prof. @DannyCoyne6 , representing NemAfrica, visited the @nrcri_umudike Potato Station in Jos, Plateau State, — a key partner in the ongoing work to tackle potato nematodes in the area. He also engaged with farmers to understand their experiences with pests. @IITA_CGIAR @icipe
