Kenya’s Environment Agency Invites Public to Submit Comments on a Bt Cotton [...]
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has invited the public to submit comments on an [...]
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Kenya Developing Animal Biotech Regulatory Guidelines
Kenya could soon begin using genetically modified animals in research as the country’s biosafety authority is set [...]
Why ISAAA is Concerned about Collaboration between Aarhus Convention and the [...]
Dr. Margaret Karembu, Director ISAAA AfriCenter allayed her concerns about the joint collaboration between Aarhus [...]
Ghana Issues Guidelines for General Release of GMOs
Ghana yesterday (December 8, 2016) issued guidelines for general release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). [...]
Scientists Urge Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to Support Gene Drive Technology
Over 70 scientists have urged the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to support gene drive technology. The [...]
Uganda holds Banana Research Training for African Scientists and Biotechnology Regulators
International Plant Biotechnology Outreach of VIB, Ghent University and KU Leuven, in collaboration with Uganda’s [...]
Africa’s Biosafety Agencies Seek to Harmonize Approaches to Regulatory Systems
The Association of National Biosafety Agencies in Africa (ANBAA) held its first African Biosafety Leadership Summit [...]
Biosafety Appeals Board Holds Sensitization Workshop in Kisumu County
The Biosafety Appeals Board was established under section 35 of the Biosafety Act. However, the Board came into [...]
Lending Our Voices to Preserve a Supportive Biotech Research Environment in Kenya
On 2nd June 2016, ISAAA AfriCenter, OFAB Kenya and partners under the African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum [...]
AfriCenter Participates in Agri-Biotechnology Sensitization Workshops in West Africa
AfriCenter participated in an agri-biotechnology and biosafety workshop in Abuja, Nigeria, between the 17th and [...]