After eight years, we fear that B4FA will have to suspend its activities at the end of December 2019 due to a lack of funding.
Over the years we have run training courses on biosciences for agriculture in Africa in four African countries – Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda – working …
WE HAVE CHANGED …Due to severely restricted funds, we have changed what we do regularly. Our newsletter is now published MONTHLY – this is August’s edition. Our current funding will be exhausted in December 2019 – just 4 month’s timeWe hope you value what we do. We have raised just enough fund to continue until …
WE HAVE CHANGED …Due to severely restricted funds, we have changed what we do regularly. Our newsletter is now published MONTHLY – this is July’s edition.
We hope you value what we do. We have raised just enough fund to continue until the end of 2019. Now, we still need to raise funds for …
WE HAVE CHANGED …Due to severely restricted funds, we have changed what we do regularly. Our newsletter is now be published MONTHLY – this is the fourth.
We hope you value what we do. We have raised just enough fund to continue until the end of 2019. Nonetheless, we still need to raise funds …
WE HAVE CHANGED …Due to severely restricted funds, we have changed what we do regularly. Our newsletter is now be published MONTHLY – and this is the third.
We hope you value what we do. We have raised just enough fund to continue until the end of 2019. Nonetheless, we still need to raise funds …
WE HAVE CHANGED …Due to severely restricted funds, we have changed what we do regularly. Our newsletter is now be published MONTHLY – and this is the second.
We are still tweeting (@B4FA) daily, posting on Facebook (Biosciences for farming in Africa) and updating our website (www.theb4fa.org) regularly.
We hope you value what we do. We …
WE HAVE CHANGED …Biosciences for Farming in Africa (B4FA) was set up to help African farmers unlock the continent’s huge agricultural potential. Initially we provided training, with the involvement of local scientists, to African journalists from both East and West Africa so they could communicate balanced, scientifically based information on best …
We are pleased to highlight an article by our own Professor Chris Leaver – an overview of the world’s current food security situation noting the challenges inherent in feeding a projected population of 9.7 billion in 2050, 2.5 billion of whom will be African. He calls for sustainable intensification and, especially in Africa, …
This week, a report published in the journal Biological Control stated that the Bt crops planted on more than 1 million acres over more than two decades have had no unintended negative consequences affecting non-targeted species and in fact may support ecological conservation because the crops reduce the use of synthetic pesticides that would harm …
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES
This week we feature two stories emerging from Ethiopia. First the country recently won patent rights at The Court of The Hague for products made from teff, an ancient grain native to Ethiopia and which is its staple food. The patent will allow Ethiopia to supply teff to Europe, supporting …