Biotechnology is the way forward for many of Africa’s most pressing challenges

Biotechnology is one of the modern-day scientific innovations that are widely misunderstood, especially in Africa. Often regarded as a complex and mysterious field, biotechnology means different things to many people.

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The need for such agricultural innovations is pressing across Africa because of the population increase, which for some countries such as Kenya and Malawi, has more than tripled since the 1980s. Africa’s population will be three billion in 2063, raising the need to adopt innovative agricultural production methods that will sufficiently meet the food and nutritional needs of the continent.

Feeding this growing population in the face of climate change, shrinking farm sizes, and declining budgetary allocations [requires a concerted] effort to embrace science and technology.

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It is clear that biotechnology holds the key to solving some of Africa’s most pressing challenges. The foundation has been laid, it’s up to us to build on it.

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