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Newsletter Archive

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Big news: IITA's soybean variety TGx2014-16FM secures a spot in the COMESA seed catalog!

August 9 2024

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The Commercial Seed Webinar is coming soon!

July 19 2024

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Variety Release Pipeline is Really Flowing

July 11 2024

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Enhancing Soybean Production in Zambia: SIL and SCCI Partner for Progress

June 28 2024

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Introducing MelkoSB-5: New high-yield soybean variety in Ethiopia

June 21 2024

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The impact of knowledge on soybean rust: Testimonial from Zambia.

June 13 2024

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Easy Reaper: Making Grain Harvesting Affordable for Small-Scale Farmers

May 31 2024

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Early warning systems for rust management through the African Anti-Rust Alliance

May 23 2024

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Uniting Innovation and Collaboration: Insights from the AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo 2024

May 17 2024

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Soybean Breeding Project Kickoff Event

May 09 2024

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Harvesting Innovation: Introducing the Open-Source Single Plant Thresher!

April 05 2024

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Start the soybean season right with “SIL’s 7”

March 28 2024

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Soybean Business Starts Here! - 2024 AFSTA Congress

March 19 2024

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Webinar on Rust Management,
learn from the industry experts!

March 12 2024

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Essentials - Gender Responsive Agricultural Development and Focus Groups

January 29 2024

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Essentials - Nutrition Courses

January 18 2024

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Essentials - Pesticide Safety

January 04 2024

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Essentials - Soybean Rust

December 28 2023

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Essentials - Pest Management

December 21 2023

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Essentials - the start of the season

December 18 2023

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Why SIL-University?

November 23 2023

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Scouting and Management of soybean insect pests
Webinar #2

October 19 2023

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Soybean Insect Pest Management Webinar #1: INSECT PEST IDENTIFICATION IN AFRICA

September 21 2023

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Announcing Our Weekly Soybean Disease and Pest Highlight!

September 07 2023

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New Request for Proposals (RFP) Released.

Attention to the deadline for each research focus!

August 17 2023

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Interested in Mechanization? SIL-U's Newest Course is for You!

July 27 2023

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Soybean Disease Watch!

July 06 2023

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New SIL-U course Available Now:
Spore Wars-Managing Mycotoxins in 
Sub-Saharan Africa

June 22 2023

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In Case You Missed It:
SIL’s Three-Part Soybean Rust Management Webinar Is Now Available Online!

June 15 2023

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Soybean Rust Management Webinar #3 -
An Army to Fight Soybean Rust

June 14 2023

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Calling all seed companies!
Looking for soybean varieties with 3 tons/ha and rust tolerance?

May 9 2023

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Training the next generation of plant breeders in Africa

October 28, 2021

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22 entrepreneurs begin thresher service provision businesses

October 21, 2021

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Stronger agro-processing capacity in Africa through partnerships

October 14, 2021

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International demand for soybean seed extends beyond Sub-Saharan Africa

September 30, 2021

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Land O' Lakes' Center for Agricultural Transformation defeats rust for high returns and margins

September 16, 2021

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Jimma Soybean Breeding Team in Ethiopia sets a record by releasing 4 soybean varieties 

September 9, 2021

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SAYeTECH: a scaling success story with social impact

August 26, 2021

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New yield and margin insights from southern Africa summer SMART Farm trials

August 12, 2021

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NEW Soybean Rust Crash Course and Rust Spray Calculator available

July 29, 2021

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Agronomic Input Bundles -
the Key to High-Yielding and Profitable Soybean Production

July 22, 2021

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Private sector partnerships use SMART Farms to solve agronomic problems

July 15, 2021

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Winter trials reduce time to registration of soybean varieties

July 8, 2021

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SIL Releases Free and Easy Web-Based ROI Calculator

May 13, 2021

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Soybean Connections through WhatsApp

April 8, 2021

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New, Improved, and Expanded!
Field Guide to African Soybean Diseases, Pests & Nutrient Deficiencies

April 1, 2021

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What makes a soybean grow? The people behind the bean.

March 25, 2021

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New SMART Farm Extension Reports Released

November 19, 2020

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The Economic Impact of Malawi's Soybean Complex

November 12, 2020

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Reliable, High-Speed ICT Connectivity Delivered to Agricultural Researchers

November 5, 2020

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IITA Increases Productivity to Meet Growing PAT Demand 

October 29, 2020

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The Tropical Soybean Information Portal is LIVE!

October 22, 2020

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NEW Results from the Pan-African Soybean Variety Trials Just In!

October 15, 2020

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Soybean 360: Agro Processing in Sub-Saharan Africa

October 8, 2020

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Looking for High-Performing Soybean Varieties?

October 1, 2020

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NEW Research Underway and NEW Findings Just Released

September 24, 2020

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It's Feed the Future Week! Cultivators of Hope

September 17, 2020

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PAT Virtual Seed Marketplace: Customers Welcome!

September 10, 2020

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SIL to Lead New Initiative to Maximize Impact Abroad

August 27, 2020

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SIL Multi-Crop Thresher Briefs - Performance, Profitability, and Promoting Gender Equity!

August 20, 2020

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SIL's Online University Scales to 1200+ Students Across 77 Countries

August 13, 2020

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SIL’s Multi-Crop Thresher: Performance, Profitability, Promoting Gender Equity & Ownership

August 6, 2020

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Guide to African Soybean Seedborne Diseases and Pests

July 30, 2020

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SMART Farms Identify Custom Input Bundles to Maximize Farmer Profits

July 23, 2020

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SIL’s Multi-Crop Thresher: Performance, Profitability, Promoting Gender Equity & Ownership

July 16, 2020

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Results from the PATs are in!

July 11, 2020

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Farmer-to-Farmer Partnership Brings Industry Expertise to African Agro-processors

July 3, 2020

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Thresher Enterprises Suggest Big Potential for Profitability

June 25, 2020

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Utilizing SIL Resources to Make a Big Impact: A Perspective from NE Nigeria

June 18, 2020

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Pan-African Soybean Variety Trial Program Scaling to 21 Countries

June 11, 2020

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Multi-crop Thresher Benefits Women-Led Cooperatives in Ghana

June 4, 2020

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ICT Connectivity: The Oxygen of Today's Agricultural Researcher

May 28, 2020

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SIL Scales Online IPM Course to Mozambique

May 21, 2020

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Voices from the Field: A Private Sector Look Into Agricultural Mechanization

May 14, 2020

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ICT Connectivity: The Oxygen of Today's Agricultural Researcher

May 7, 2020

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Creating Critical Teaching Resources for African Educators

April 30, 2020

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The Smallholder Case for Soy

April 23, 2020

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SIL and Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI) Partner to Improve Nutrition Across Malawi 

April 16, 2020

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Register for SIL's NEW Online Course: Soybean Agronomy for West Africa

April 9, 2020

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Soybean Disease in the Tropics: A Management Tool Kit

April 2, 2020

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SIL Leads Training in Soybean Disease and Pest Identification Across Malawi 

March 26, 2020

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Soybean Disease in the Tropics: A Management Tool Kit

March 19, 2020

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Soybean Innovation Lab and SAYeTECH to Collaborate with Peanut Innovation Lab 

March 12, 2020

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SIL Private Sector Partner Registers Three New Soybean Varieties in Uganda

March 5, 2020

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The Ripple Effect:
Soy’s Impact on the Greater Economy

February 27, 2020

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Soybean Disease in the Tropics: A Management Tool Kit

February 20, 2020

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Roger Thurow: Universities and Development Impact

February 17, 2020

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Commercialization and the "Last Mile"

February 6, 2020

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SAYeTECH Among Top 16 Startups Chosen to Participate in Impulse Morocco

January 30, 2020

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SIL & Peace Corps Collaborate to Bring Pesticide Safety and Awareness to Volunteers

January 23, 2020

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Critical Success Factors for Soy Dairy Development and Scaling

January 16, 2020

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Advancing Soybean Production in Africa Will Open Opportunities for U.S. Farmers and Agribusiness

January 9, 2020

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Critical Success Factors for Soy Dairy Development and Scaling

January 2, 2020

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SIL Launches IITA's First Mechanized Planter in Zambia

December 19, 2019

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ADM Cares Supports Scaling of Thresher Fabrication Training to Ethiopia

December 12, 2019

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Critical Success Factors for Soy Dairy Development and Scaling

December 5, 2019

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Field Days Showcase Success of Pan-African Soybean Variety Trials Across Sub-Saharan Africa

November 21, 2019

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SIL Brings Together Network of Digital Agri-preneurs

November 14, 2019

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Driving New Research, 
Making an Impact

November 7, 2019

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SIL and USDA’s Ag Research Service Collaborate on Threat to US and African Soybean Production

October 17, 2019

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SIL is Connecting People Around the Globe with New Free Online Course

October 10, 2019

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Soybean Innovation Lab's Ghana Soybean Kick-off Event

October 3, 2019

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The SIL Multi-Crop Thresher: Scaling and Success in the Field

September 25, 2019

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Turning Potential Into Progress

September 19, 2019

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SIL Interns Meet Soy Dairy Entrepreneurs and Connect with USAID in Malawi

September 12, 2019

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The SIL Multi-Crop Thresher: Scaling and Success in the Field

September 5, 2019

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