Table 1.
Biotechnology crop pipeline in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda (active projects, 2019).
| Product | Trait | Developer | Collaborating Institutes | Regulatory Status (year of approval) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHANA | ||||
| Rice | Nitrogen use efficiency/water use efficiency/salt tolerance | Arcadia Biosciences | CSIR1—Crops Research Institute | CFT2 (2013) |
| Cowpea | Maruca podborer resistance | CSIRO3, AATF4 | CSIR—Savannah Agricultural Research Institute | CFT (2013) |
| KENYA | ||||
| Maize | Drought tolerance | Bayer Crop Science | KALRO5, AATF, CIMMYT6 | Approved for NPT (2016) |
| Drought tolerance, insect resistance | Bayer Crop Science | KALRO, AATF, CIMMYT | CFT (2012) | |
| Stacked event of insect resistance and drought tolerance | Bayer Crop Science | KALRO, AATF, CIMMYT | CFT (2015) | |
| Cotton | Insect resistance | Mahyco | KALRO | NPT (2016) |
| Sorghum | Biofortified sorghum with enhanced Vit A, Iron and Zinc | Pioneer Hi-Bred | KALRO, Africa Harvest | CFT (2015) |
| Cassava | Virus resistance (cassava brown streak disease) | DDPSC7 | KALRO | CFT (2013) |
| Virus resistance (African Cassava Mosaic Virus (ACMV) and Cassava Brown Streak Virus | MMUST8 | CFT (2014) | ||
| Sweet potato | siRNA to sweet potato virus disease resistance | DDPSC | KALRO | CFT (2014) |
| MALAWI | ||||
| Cotton | Insect resistance | Mahyco | DARS9 | Commercial varieties registered (2019) |
| Cowpea | Maruca pod borer resistance | CSIRO, AATF | LUANAR10 | CFT (2015) |
| Banana | Bunchy top virus resistance | QUT11 | DARS | CFT (2016) |
| Plantain | Bunchy top virus resistance | QUT | DARS | CFT (2018) |
| NIGERIA | ||||
| Cassava | Virus resistance; improved nutritional quality | DDPSC | NRCRI12 | CFT approved (2019) |
| Improved shelflife | IITA13 | CFT (2018) | ||
| Cotton | Insect resistance | Mahyco | IAR14 | Commercial varieties registered (2018) |
| Cowpea | Maruca pod borer resistance | CSIRO, AATF | IAR | General release approved (2018); submitted for variety registration (2019) |
| Rice | Nitrogen use efficiency/water use efficiency/salt tolerance | Arcadia Biosciences, CIAT, AATF | NCRI15 | CFT (2014) |
| Soybean | Herbicide tolerance | MSU16 | NABDA, NCRI | CFT approved (2019) |
| UGANDA | ||||
| Banana | Disease resistance | AATF, IITA | NARO17 | Multi-location CFTs (2010) |
| Nematode resistance | NARO | CFT (2012) | ||
| Improved nutritional quality | QUT | NARO | CFT (2011) | |
| Cassava | Virus resistance | DDPSC | NARO | Multi-location CFTs (2010) |
| Maize | Drought tolerance/insect resistance | Bayer Crop Science, AATF | NARO | Multi-location CFTs (2015) |
| Potato | Fungal resistance | CIP18 | NARO | Multi-location CFTs (2015) |
| Rice | Nitrogen use efficiency/water use efficiency/salt tolerance | Arcadia Biosciences, CIAT, AATF | NARO | CFT (2012) |
| Soybean | Herbicide tolerance | MSU | NARO | Contained research (2016) |
1CSIR, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.
2CFT, Confined Field Trial.
3CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia.
4AATF, African Agricultural Technology Foundation.
5KALRO, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation.
6CIMMYT, International Maize and Wheat Research Center.
7DDPSC, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA.
8MMUST, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.
9DARS, Department of Agricultural Research Services.
10LUANAR, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
11QUT, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
12NRCRI, National Root Crops Research Institute.
13IITA, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture.
14IAR, Institute for Agricultural Research.
15NCRI, National Cereals Research Institute.
16MSU, Michigan State University.
17NARO, National Agricultural Research Organisation.
18CIP, International Potato Center.