Modern biotechnology needs to be a part of the tools used for effective pov¬erty alleviation in Africa. As GE crops …

Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world … (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity con¬straints, such as insects …

and GM maize in South Africa. A substantial number of peer reviewed papers on GM crops in South Africa have been published …

Progress in agbiotech and GE crop research, development, and dissemination in Africa is constrained by insufficient … the pipeline for Africa. Second, although some progress has been made in terms of introducing biosafety regulation in many …

have examined the impact of Bt hybrids on fumonisins on experiment stations both outside and inside South Africa (for … farmers’ fields. The plan of this study was to sample ears of Bt maize and conventional maize after harvest to measure fungus … maize. Unfortunately, in one target region for the study in the Eastern Cape, Bt seed did not arrive in time for planting …

The future of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops in Africa will depend heavily on choices African governments …

skeptical of them. These and other findings in Genetically Modified Crops in Africa indicate ways biotechnology can contribute … security despite such constraints. Genetically Modified Crops in Africa: Economic and Policy Lessons from Countries South of … to economic development in Africa south of the Sahara. …

, the farming of maize in East and Southern Africa, cassava across the middle belt of Africa, cotton in West Africa … studies have done, this book identifies episodes of successful agricultural growth in Africa and identifies processes …, horticulture in Kenya, and dairying in East Africa. …