Seed Today

Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture has installed a new National Seed Council team as the country strives to increase the quantity, quality and accessibility of locally produced certified seed and reduce its seed import bill. The new team, led by Abubakari Mumuni, was inaugurated in late June by John Dumelo, deputy minister for food and agriculture. Dumelo challenged the council to explore sustainable measures that ensure the timely availability of and access to quality seed.

Aidan Connolly is president of AgriTech Capital, a strategy and investment firm specializing in agricultural innovation and technology. He has more than 30 years of agribusiness experience and has worked in more than 100 countries. Connolly is an investor, adviser, keynote speaker and author of “The Future of Agriculture” and “As Easy as 2-1-4-3.” Camila Ulloa is a research assistant at Purdue University and market research analyst at AgriTech Capital.

Researchers and rural producers from Colombia and Indonesia explored opportunities to strengthen cassava production and processing during a technical exchange held in Malang, Indonesia, in July 2026. The exchange was part of the Scientific and Technical Support for Sustainable Agriculture in ASEAN Countries (3S) project, an initiative of the Government of Italy funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

Argentina and Spain compete in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium, where the playing surface featured OSU-developed Tahoma 31 bermudagrass. Photo credit: Photo by Bryan Berlin/Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Spain and Argentina met July 19 for the FIFA World Cup Trophy at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The championship match concluded the monthlong 2026 tournament, which brought games to 16 cities across North America.

Matt Dannenfeldt is the founder and CEO of Seedbox Solution, a provider of reusable packaging and technology solutions for the agricultural seed industry. He focuses on modernizing seed supply chains by combining durable container systems with IoT and data platforms to improve efficiency, visibility and logistics performance. Photo credit: Seedbox Solution.

Photo credit: ICBA. The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) participated in the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, held in Mongolia under the theme “Restoring Land.

Soybeans are a critical component of the global food supply, with their use in animal feed and human consumption accounting for roughly two-thirds of worldwide plant-based protein meal production. Canada is a global leader in sustainable soybean production, with 70% of its crop, one of the country's top three crops by value, exported annually.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University will unite their herbaria under the management of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, creating the third-largest university herbarium in the country. The combined collection will include about 1.7 million preserved plant specimens, ranking behind only the herbaria at Harvard University and the University of California, Berkeley. It will be the largest university herbarium in the southeastern United States.

Cotton field stands ready for harvest in Costa Rica. Photo credit: PROCOMER. Accelerating breeding cycles, diversifying production geographies and navigating increasingly complex regulatory environments have become part of the day-to-day for seed companies. In this context, location decisions are no longer just operational; they are strategic.

Soybean root nodules on a soybean plant. These specialized root structures enable soybean plants to utilize atmospheric nitrogen, which promotes productivity and environmental resilience. Photo credit: Purdue University photo/Joshua Clark.