Africa Leads Progress in Biotech Adoption as Number of Adopting Countries Doubles [...]
Monday, November 30, 2020, NAIROBI – Africa doubled the number of countries planting biotech crops from three in [...]
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Strengthening Stewardship is Key in Bolstering Adoption of Biotech Crops in Africa
Africa has made tremendous progress in crop biotechnology with seven countries – Eswatini, Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, [...]
KENYA TO PLANT BT COTTON BY NOVEMBER 2020
Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Ms. Betty Maina said farmers should expect to [...]
New Dawn for Cotton Farmers as Kenyan Cabinet Approves Bt Cotton Commercialization
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) AfriCenter wishes to most profoundly [...]
Balanced Reporting Key in Promoting Agri-biotech Acceptance in Kenya
Credible media reporting has been hailed for improving public attitude and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology [...]
Kenyans Embrace Dialogue on Genetically Modified Crops
Dialogue is key in improving public perceptions on genetically modified (GM) crops. This emerged during Kenya’s [...]
Genome Editing Effective in Developing Streak Virus Resistant Bananas
Findings of a new study, published in the journal Communications Biology have shown that genome editing using [...]
Nigeria Approves Maruca-Resistant Bt Cowpea for Open Cultivation
Nigeria is on the path to becoming the first country ever to cultivate Bt cowpea after the country’s biosafety [...]
ISAAA’s Statements at the UN Biodiversity Confrence
The United Nations biodiversity conference is taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The event which kicked off on [...]