Status of biotechnology in Eastern and Central Africa

Mtui, Godliving Y. S.

doi:10.5897/bmbr11.021

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“…The development and application of modern biotechnology in Rwanda is just emerging, and faces enormous challenges. There is a very low human resource and infrastructure capacity coupled with lack of biotechnology facilities [6]. Due to this plant breeding can't impact on studied crop yield in Rwanda.…”

Section: Other Factors Influencing Crop Productionmentioning

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Effect of Climate Change on Crop Production in Rwanda

Mikova¹

2015

EARTH

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For Africa's developing countries the agricultural system is among the most vulnerable due to extensive use of rainfed crop production, presence of droughts and floods that affect crops as well as initial poverty of population that limits the capacity to adapt. In this study were realized the analysis of long-term rainfall data and its impact on main crop products in Rwanda. Some rainfall data was infilled for the period of 1926-2013. It was done using the monitoring data of a neighbor weather station with relatively the same elevation above sea level and with a monitoring record of no less than 40 years. The neighboring station with the best correlation was selected for the infilling. The missing rainfall data was infilled for all the stations with resulting regression coefficients ranging from 0.55 to 0.80. This indicates the acceptability of the performed regression. Also were constructed different-cumulative curves of rainfall and sort out cycles of decline and increment of rainfall. Similar different-cumulative curves were constructed for main crops in Rwanda. Correlation and regression analysis were used to determine the relationship between rainfall, arable land expansion, fertilizer use and crop yield. Particularly for Rwandan conditions, the rainfall variations are determinant for the crop yield increment. The intensification of extreme flood's and, as rule, flooding of agricultural lands in connection with rainfall augmentation was also allocated.

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Section: Other Factors Influencing Crop Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Climate Change on Crop Production in Rwanda

Mikova¹

2015

EARTH

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Redirecting the Wheels of Natural Progression: Review of Synthetic Biology and the African Biotechnology Revolution

Garang¹,

Onkware²

2016

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Synthetic biology is broadly understood as the deliberate design of novel biological systems and organisms that draws on principles elucidated by biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers, in essence it is about redesigning life'. The main aim of this work was to review the state of synthetic biology in Africa in contrast with the trends of both conventional and modern biotechnologies and to give highlights on the future novelty of synthetic biology. The study showed that synthetic biology in Africa has not yet fully come of age, and that plant biotechnology has been extensively adopted in the continent. The potentials which can be achieved with this technology are unimaginable and can bring about great progress in developing nations. However greater political initiatives and government policies needs to be instigated if the advantages of this technology are to be fully felt in Africa, this thus calls for further research and investments into the technology.

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Progress of Food Production and Food Processing Biotechnology in Africa: A Systematic Review

AWULACHEW

2023

Innovare J Ag Sci

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The increase in human population worldwide has become a major threat to food security and nutrition. Food production and processing sector particularly the agriculture and food processing are asked to satisfy two apparently contradictory needs, to become more productive, and at the same time, more sustainable. Biotechnology is one of the sectors with significant contribution in modernizing agriculture, food security, and nutrition. Africa including Ethiopia has started research in agricultural-food processing biotechnology a few decades ago. However, research and public awareness on biotechnology is inadequate. This review appraises the agriculture/food production and food processing biotechnology progress in developing societies particularly in Africa so as to understand the roles which agricultural and food processing biotechnology could play therein. The paper concludes with the recommendation that individual countries need to identify their specific national priorities and preferences in food production and harness the growing body of science and innovations in genetic engineering and food processing to address specific issues.

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Status of biotechnology in Eastern and Central Africa

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Effect of Climate Change on Crop Production in Rwanda

Effect of Climate Change on Crop Production in Rwanda

Redirecting the Wheels of Natural Progression: Review of Synthetic Biology and the African Biotechnology Revolution

Progress of Food Production and Food Processing Biotechnology in Africa: A Systematic Review

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