Funding for an application design: A step forward by Biolife Startup
On September 24th, 2020, the DEFIA 2020 Hackathon intitled « P-digitech: technological and digital innovations for a high-performance pineapple industry »,
Gynandropsis gynandra: An insight of the leafy vegetable renamed African cabbage
White Caya (Gynandropsis gynandra) is a leafy vegetable mainly consumed in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. The fons in Benin name it « Akaya »,
Promoting Kersting’s groundnut : actions, findings and perspectives from GBioS team
Why Kersting’s groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet]? Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum), locally known as doyi in Benin,
Sesamum indicum: Focus on a crop of interest at GBioS
Sesame (Sesamum indicum), is an oilseed crop originated from Asia and Africa. Rich in antioxidants (sesamoline, sesamine, sesamole), it is also known for its tasty seeds and high market value.
TAERA Project: Scholarship Opportunity at GBioS
The TAERA project is implemented as part of the initiative called « Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) « funded by the European Union.
Hands-On Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory Training
The laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Science is pleased to collaborate with the Jr Biotek Foundation to hold a second ‘Plant Molecular Biology Workshop’ supported by the University of Cambridge’s Global Challenges Research and the Cambridge-Africa Alborada Fund.
Scientists from GBioS granted with a Genomic Selection Training Workshop sponsored by the Integrated Genotyping Support and Service (IGSS)
From October 21st to October 22nd, 2019, scientists from GBioS attended a workshop sponsored by The IGSS (Integrated genotyping service and support) at WACCI, University of Ghana.
Launching of the African Plant Breeders Association : Plant breeders from GBioS were present
From 23 to 25 October 2019, a delegation from the Laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Science was in Ghana in the framework of the launching conference of African Plant Breeders Association.
African Plant Breeders Association: Conference announcement
The laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Sciences, General Secretariat of the African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) is pleased to announce the launching conference of APBA.
Launching conference of the AGRO-ECO Project by GBioS and the partners institutions
The laboratory of Genetics, Horticulture and Seed Science (GBioS/ FSA), in collaboration with the Catholic University of Louvain and the University of Liège in Belgium, the Nazi Boni University in Burkina Faso