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A disease known as Huanglongbing (HLB) is devastating citrus orchards in many countries, causing huge losses in citrus production.
Genome analysis of common tropical crops reveals genetic diversity that is crucial to their improvement in face of environmental challenges.
South Africa’s focus should be on maintaining smooth relations with critical export markets while searching for new ones.
The new rules are de facto non-tariff barriers to trade. They increase trade costs for South Africa’s citrus industry.
New technologies and supermarket supplier development programmes can help integrate small agro businesses into local and global value chains.
GMO crops have been rejected by many countries and consumers. Now, an international team of researchers are creating better crops using DNA editing–without inserting foreign genes into the plant.
Top contributors
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Executive Director of the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Agronome, Généticienne des populations des plantes tropicales cultivées, Cirad
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Economist at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics, Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development, UJ, and at SOAS University of London; advisor Shamba Centre for Food & Climate, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Researcher, University of Johannesburg
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Agronome, chercheur en génétique végétale, Cirad
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Professor of Plant Science, University of Connecticut
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Généticienne moléculaire, Cirad
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Directeur de recherche au Cirad - physiologiste moléculaire, Cirad
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Chercheur en génétique et génomique, Cirad
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Chercheuse en génomiques et génétique vegetal, Cirad
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Chercheuse en écologie des communautés microbiennes et virales, Cirad
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Professor of Development Economics, Department of Economics, SOAS University of London and Visiting Associate Professor, SARChI Industrial Development, SOAS, University of London