Effective Communication and Policy Advocacy Key in Addressing One Health Issues
One Health (OH) stakeholders in eastern and southern Africa regions have rooted for establishment and [...]
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The Lifting of GMO Ban in Kenya Sets to Turn Farmers’ Fortunes Around
By Gerald Masila A month ago, the Kenyan Government through a Cabinet decision lifted a decade-long ban on [...]
OFAB-Kenya Celebrates Excellence in Science Journalism
The Kenya Chapter of Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) celebrated exemplary science [...]
AfriCenter ramps up sensitization following Kenya’s Lifting of GMO Ban
Following the lifting of a decade-long ban on importation and use of genetically modified (GM) foods in Kenya, [...]
Kenyan farmers express satisfaction with Bt cotton performance
Daniel Njagi, a farmer from Evurore Ward, Mbeere North in Embu County, Kenya recounts with joy how his family still [...]
Biotech Cowpea will be a Game-changer for Ghanaian Farmers and Economy
In June this year, Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) approved environmental release of pod borer [...]
OFAB Kenya Lead Efforts to Increase Accurate Science Reporting
OFAB Kenya continues to foster accurate science reporting. In a science café with prior participants of the annual [...]
Kenyan Government Technocrats and Regulators Laud Disease Resistant Cassava
A cassava resistant to Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) can be an excellent alternative in alleviating hunger especially [...]
Kenyan Gov’t gives Nod to Use of Bt Cotton Seed Cake for Manufacture of Animal Feeds
In June 2022, the Government of Kenya granted approval for importation of duty-free genetically modified (GM) [...]
AfriCenter Maps-out One Health Stakeholders in Eastern and Southern Africa
ISAAA AfriCenter, in collaboration with ILRI and CIRAD, has so far conducted three net-mapping exercises to [...]