Kenya Publishes Genome Editing Regulations becoming Second African Country to do so
Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has published Genome Editing Guidelines, marking an important step [...]
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Stakeholders Call for Africanization of Genome Editing in Agriculture
Genome editing stakeholders in Africa have called for africanization of genome editing, an approach which they say [...]
Has the Maruca problem in cowpea been solved?
By Daniel Osei Ofosu, PhD Hamda sits in front of his hut with chin in his hand. He wonders how he will be able to [...]
Change of Guard at Kenya’s Biosafety Authority
Dr Roy Mugiira has been appointed the acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Biosafety Authority (NBA), [...]
ISAAA AfriCenter becomes an Excellence Through Stewardship Member
ISAAA AfriCenter is now an Excellence Through Stewardship (ETS) Associate member. ETS is a global organisation that [...]
How Genome Editing will address the Challenge of Cassava Breeding in Africa
Cassava is an important food security crop and income earner for millions of smallholder farmers in Africa. It is [...]