Strengthening agricultural innovation in Africa through access to biotech information
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From Mapping to Action: Somalia, Malawi, and Zambia Validate One Health Stakeholder [...]
Stakeholders from Somalia, Malawi, and Zambia have validated the findings of country-specific One Health [...]
Africa-Based Biotech and Biosafety Information Portal Launched
Africa has taken a major step toward strengthening access to credible biotechnology and [...]
Kenya’s Environment Agency Invites Public to Submit Comments on a Bt Cotton [...]
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has invited the public to submit comments on an [...]
Kenya Developing Animal Biotech Regulatory Guidelines
Kenya could soon begin using genetically modified animals in research as the country’s biosafety authority is set [...]
Why ISAAA is Concerned about Collaboration between Aarhus Convention and the [...]
Dr. Margaret Karembu, Director ISAAA AfriCenter allayed her concerns about the joint collaboration between Aarhus [...]
Ghana Issues Guidelines for General Release of GMOs
Ghana yesterday (December 8, 2016) issued guidelines for general release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). [...]
Scientists Urge Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to Support Gene Drive Technology
Over 70 scientists have urged the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to support gene drive technology. The [...]
Uganda holds Banana Research Training for African Scientists and Biotechnology Regulators
International Plant Biotechnology Outreach of VIB, Ghent University and KU Leuven, in collaboration with Uganda’s [...]
Africa’s Biosafety Agencies Seek to Harmonize Approaches to Regulatory Systems
The Association of National Biosafety Agencies in Africa (ANBAA) held its first African Biosafety Leadership Summit [...]