Ghana’s first genetically modified crop: why we created a new cowpea variety, how we tested it and what we found

By Jose Maria Barrero, Research Scientist, CSIRO
Gloria A. Adazebra, Research Scientist and Plant Breeder, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Jerry A. Nboyine, Principal Research Scientist, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
TJ Higgins, Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called the legume pod borer (Maruca vitrata). This pest can cause yield losses of more than 80%. The pod borer, originally from south-east Asia, attacks the flowers, pods and seeds.

Conventional cowpea varieties lack resistance to the insect. Insecticide is the primary control…

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