Malawi Approves Confined Field Trials for Transgenic Bananas
The Malawi National Biosafety Regulatory Committee (NBRC) approved confined field trials for banana on 26th [...]
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Out of the Board room into the Fields: Kenya’s Biosafety Board and Appeals Board [...]
Members of the Kenya National Biosafety Authority board and Appeals board went on an in-country biotech study tour [...]
Kenya Approves Limited Release of GM Maize
Following an application submitted by Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organisation (KALRO) and the [...]
Uganda’s First Field Observation of GM Potato Shows Extreme Resistance to Late Blight
A first field trial, October 2015 to January 2016, has just been completed at the Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural [...]
Kenya National Biosafety Authority Receives Public Comments on Bt cotton [...]
The Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has formally received comments from the public as it embarks on [...]
Uganda’s VP Calls for Expedited Passing of Biotech and Biosafety Bill
Uganda’s Vice President, Hon. Edward Sekandi, has urged Members of Parliament to pass Biotechnology and [...]
East African Scientists and Regulators Undergo Advanced Biosafety Course
International Plant Biotechnology Outreach of VIB and Ghent University, in collaboration with International Potato [...]
Tanzania: WEMA Confined Field Trials to Start in April 2016
Tanzanian scientists under the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project are planning to start conducting [...]
Court Dismisses GMO Case in Ghana
Re-posted from GhanaWeb. Source Ghana News Agency An Accra Fast Track High Court has refused a request by the Food [...]
Uganda’s President Calls for Modern Science Thinking
The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, has asked Members of Uganda’s Parliament (MPs) to [...]