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 Research and Development [...]
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 analyzing feedback for consideration [...]
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 Biosafety Bill 2012, which will [...]
AfriCenter Participates in a Study Tour to Sudan Bt Cotton Fields
AfriCenter participated in a study tour to Sudan organized by the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern & Southern Africa (ACTESA/COMESA) [...]
East African Scientists and Regulators Undergo Advanced Biosafety Course
International Plant Biotechnology Outreach of VIB and Ghent University, in collaboration with International Potato Center (CIP) conducted a [...]
Agri Extension Service Providers in Uganda Hone Biotech Communication Skills
“This training on biotechnology communication was very useful and relevant to me because I enhanced my understanding of biotechnology; I [...]
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 confined trials for the WEMA [...]
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 Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), a [...]
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 “modernize their thinking” [...]