Genome editing in Sub-Saharan Africa: a game-changing strategy for climate change mitigation and sustainable agriculture
| Autor: | Peter Amoah, Abdoul-Razak Oumarou Mahamane, Moise Hubert Byiringiro, Neo Jeremiah Mahula, Nyimasata Manneh, Yetunde Ruth Oluwasegun, Abebawork Tilahun Assfaw, Hellen Mawia Mukiti, Abubakar Danlami Garba, Felicity Kido Chiemeke, Omena Bernard Ojuederie, Bunmi Olasanmi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | GM Crops & Food, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 279-302 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 21645698 2164-5701 2164-5698 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21645698.2024.2411767 |
| Popis: | Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural sector faces a multifaceted challenge due to climate change consisting of high temperatures, changing precipitation trends, alongside intensified pest and disease outbreaks. Conventional plant breeding methods have historically contributed to yield gains in Africa, and the intensifying demand for food security outpaces these improvements due to a confluence of factors, including rising urbanization, improved living standards, and population growth. To address escalating food demands amidst urbanization, rising living standards, and population growth, a paradigm shift toward more sustainable and innovative crop improvement strategies is imperative. Genome editing technologies offer a promising avenue for achieving sustained yield increases while bolstering resilience against escalating biotic and abiotic stresses associated with climate change. Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated protein (CRISPR/Cas) is unique due to its ubiquity, efficacy, alongside precision, making it a pivotal tool for Sub-Saharan African crop improvement. This review highlights the challenges and explores the prospect of gene editing to secure the region’s future foods. |
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