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There is urgent need for the development and use of agricultural biotechnology in Africa to help to counter famine, environmental degradation and poverty. Africa must enthusiastically join the biotechnology revolution.
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Wambugu, F. Why Africa needs agricultural biotech. Nature 400, 15–16 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/21771
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