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Biodiversity in Focus: Nairobi to Host Key Scientific Meeting Ahead of CBD COP-17
From 27 July to 1 August 2026, Nairobi will host the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, [...]
Africa-Based Biotech and Biosafety Information Portal Launched
Africa has taken a major step toward strengthening access to credible biotechnology and [...]
The Inaugural African Biosciences Entrepreneurship Pitching Session
In August 2023, the African Biennial Biosciences Communication Symposium (ABBC2023), hosted by ISAAA AfriCenter, [...]
Sorghum Festival was a Major Attraction at ABBC2023
The Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication (ABBC2023) symposium treated delegates to a Sorghum Festival, an [...]
Lessons and Impact of the Enzyme Manufacturing Masterclass: Unleashing the Potential [...]
In April 2023, the Enzyme Manufacturing Masterclass (EMM2023) welcomed its inaugural cohort of participants hailing [...]
Historic Moment as Kenya Lifts Ban on GMO
The long-standing ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Kenya has finally been lifted marking a historic [...]
Kenyan Livestock Farmers Appeal for Importation of GM Animal Feeds
Livestock farmers in Kenya are staring at a bleak future following a dire shortage of livestock feeds, a situation [...]
Nigeria Approves Genetically Modified TELA Maize for Open Cultivation
The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA [...]
Key Lesson and Resolutions from the Africa Biennial Biosciences Symposium 2021
By Dr. Margaret Karembu, MBS ISAAA AfriCenter Director and Co- Convener ABBC 2021 The fourth edition of the Africa [...]