Ann Kingiri

2 months ago | africasacountry.com | Ann Kingiri |Matthew A. Schnurr |Jan Bornman |Claire Nasike

In October 2024, Dr. Qu Dongyu, the General Director of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) took the stage at the World Food Prize to deliver the keynote address. Dr. Qu’s talk revolved around the question of what “the future hold[s] for agrifood systems and food culture.” Key to this future, he suggested, was the “genetic revolution,” and specifically genome editing; a collection of technologies that allow scientists to alter genetic code through direct intervention.