African farmers, especially smallholders, will need to achieve much higher yields than they do today. Fulfilling this will require concerted efforts across all aspects of the food system, but advanced crop innovations can make an important contribution, especially as growing conditions are becoming more extreme and erratic as a result of climate change.
— Read on geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/02/06/viewpoint-one-of-the-greatest-human-accomplishments-gm-insect-resistant-cowpea-quintuples-yields-without-pesticides/