The future growth of Africa will be driven through conventional breeding approaches and the use of biotechnologies, which can produce high yields but are not transgenic.

The continent needs its own unique “green revolution,” with interventions in several areas, including crops and livestock….

It is time for African countries to embrace the best results of conventional breeding and “modest” biotechnologies to boost crop yields and make plants resistant to increasing heat and dryness due to climate change. Africa cannot rule out GM organisms (GMOs) as a means to resolve hunger. Genetically modified products and/or food should not be excluded from Africa’s menu.

If they can help increase yields and ensure stable yields, why not GMOs, especially while people are dying of hunger?

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The spread of GM products in Africa will remain limited in the near term, as only six countries on the  continent have passed regulations allowing their use. Just three of these countries – Egypt, South Africa, and Burkina Faso – commercialise GM crops.

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