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 [...]
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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 [...]
Kenya National Biosafety Authority Approves Genetically Modified Cassava
The Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved environmental release of genetically modified (GM) [...]
Biotech a Tenable Solution to Addressing Hunger in Africa, say Experts
Researchers and experts continue to call for increased adoption of biotechnology, citing the technology as one of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
