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August 12, 2026
Kenyan govt receives applications for 69 new plant varieties ahead of planting season (Tuko)
August 10, 2026
Rwanda - Stealing of protected crop varieties to attract Rwf100m fine under new law (AllAfrica)
August 3, 2026
South Africa - SANSOR and KISCH IP jointly issue a media release following the successful resolution of a case involving the unlawful advertising and sale of protected oats seed outside the authorised distribution chain
July 30, 2026
Angola - Presidential decree establishes biosafety framework for genetically modified seeds
Tunisie - Semences 2026-2027 : prix, délais de paiement et nouvelles règles de distribution (Tunisie numérique)
July 27, 2026
Congo - Les préoccupations des agriculteurs bientôt intégrées dans la loi semencière (Ouragan)
July 20, 2026
Etiopia: contro la carenza di mais, una riforma apre le sementi al settore privato (Africa e Affari)
July 1, 2026
Zimbabwe - Regulations must not stifle new seed production technologies (Herald Online)
June 29, 2026
Ghana Inaugurates National Council to Oversee Seed Sector (Agence Ecofin)
June 18, 2026
After 14-year ban, Future of Egypt-led coalition pushes to legalize genetically modified seed cultivation (madamasr.com)
June 11, 2026
20 pays africains s’engagent à protéger les semences paysannes (L'Economiste Maghrében)
June 10, 2026
Evidence-Informed, locally led: Advancing seed sector legislative reform in Kenya
June 8, 2026
Algérie - Régulation du marché des semences: Un nouveau catalogue pour encadrer la filière agricole (L'Echo d'Algérie)
May 29, 2026
Tanzania approves landmark seed strategy - In partnership with IWMI, the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture is boosting food security and climate resilience with a national framework to expand quality seeds
May 13, 2026
Kenya clears path for field trials of gene-edited banana
April 17, 2026
Nigeria approves high-performing groundnut variety Samnut 30 developed by ICRISAT
April 6, 2026
South Africa - Easier approval process on the cards for new seed technologies (African Farming)
April 3, 2026
Le gouvernement burkinabè dissout le Centre national de semences forestières (Agence Afrique)
March 26, 2026
UPOV launches PRISMA Plus pilot project to streamline plant variety protection at 7th Electronic Applications Meeting
March 20, 2026
Study highlights benefits and barriers to GM crop adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa
January 29, 2026
Court ruling and legislative proposals unsettle Kenya seed sector
January 28, 2026
Algérie - Une stratégie nationale en cours de mise en œuvre pour la production locale de semences et de plants (APS.dz)
January 8, 2026
Amended Seed Co International Limited constitution
January 5, 2026
Key anecdotes for Kenya and Africa's seed sector reforms (Standard Newspaper)
Zimbabwe - Horticultural Development Council raises alarm over the emergence of informal and illegal plant breeders in the market (The Herald)
December 19, 2025
Egypt - Biotechnology and other new production technologies, annual report
Morocco - Biotechnology and other new production technologies, annual report
December 18, 2025
« En Afrique, la facilitation du commerce transfrontalier des semences repose sur l'harmonisation des lois » (Francis Mwatuni, AGRA) (Agence Ecofin)
December 4, 2025
Nederland - Import onbewortelde stekken Petunia en Calibrachoa uit Kenia en Guatemala mogelijk voor erkende bedrijven
December 1, 2025
Argentina, Instituto Nacional de Semillas (INASE) - Inscripción en el Registro Nacional de la Propiedad de Cultivares de la creación fitogenética de soja (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) de nombre Seedco 44R23STS obtenida por Seedco S.A.
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