Africanizing genome editing for food sustainability

Steven Runo; Margaret Karembu; Francis Nan'gayo; Firew Mekbib; Teklehaimanot Haileselassie; Kassahun Tesfaye; Jesse R. Lasky; Huirong Gao; Todd Jones

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100785

Africanizing genome editing for food sustainability

Steven Runo
, Margaret Karembu
, Francis Nan'gayo
, Firew Mekbib
, Teklehaimanot Haileselassie
, Kassahun Tesfaye
, Jesse R. Lasky
, Huirong Gao
, Todd Jones

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Abstract

Genome editing has great potential to alleviate the persistent food insecurity in Africa. However, achieving this goal is faced with a myriad of challenges. We describe components that we envisage are crucial in positioning Africa for an early commercial agricultural genome editing take-off. We review the evolving genome editing technologies based on CRISPR/Cas systems. We then present the status of research in genome editing to improve food sustainability in Africa, and its potential commercialization in the short-term.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	100785
Journal	Global Food Security
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100785
State	Published - Sep 2024

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SDG 2 Zero Hunger

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Food Science
Ecology
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
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Africanizing genome editing for food sustainability

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