Flavonoids are secondary metabolites present in plant organs and tissues. These natural
metabolites are the most prevalent and display a wide range of beneficial physiological …

Research into crop yield and resilience has underpinned global food security, evident in
yields tripling in the past 5 decades. The challenges that global agriculture now faces are …

Many African nations place a high priority on enhancing food security and nutrition.
However, unfavorable environmental conditions interfere with the achievement of food …

Human history is inextricably linked to the introduction of desirable heritable traits in plants
and animals. Selective breeding (SB) predates our historical period and has been practiced …

The advances in the field of biotechnology (and bioengineering) over the past decades has
allowed the precise development of new products across the agricultural, environmental …

This article reviews the literature on the political economy of agricultural and food policy in
sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, it first presents a conceptual framework highlighting that …

Genetically modified (GM) crops are the most important agricultural commodities that can
improve the yield of African smallholder farmers. The intricate circumstances surrounding …

Like in the rest of the world, the vision for the future of agriculture in the developing world is
highly contested. At the centre of this oft-polarized debate, a growing constituency of …

Protein inadequacy is a major contributor to nutritional deficiencies and adverse health
outcomes of populations in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). People in LMICs …

Misperceptions in agriculture are challenging the adoption of agricultural technologies in
African developing countries. Incorrect beliefs such as agricultural inputs have effects on …