In Part I, Dr Margaret Karembu, Director, ISAAA AfriCenter, discusses the growth of GM crops in Africa and why cotton in particular is a promising crop based on Burkina Faso’s experience. She also discusses the importance of making agriculture attractive to young people.

The interview was conducted by Adelaide Arthur, Joy News (Ghana) and B4FA Media Fellow while attending the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Chicago, February 2014.