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 in situations of prolonged [...]
Malawi’s Genome Editing Guidelines key in promoting Supportive Environment for [...]
Malawi has approved its Genome Editing Guidelines joining Nigeria and Kenya as the only African countries to do so. The approval of the [...]
BREAKING NEWS!!! Ghana National Biosafety Authority Approves Environmental Release of [...]
Ghana National Biosafety Authority has approved the environmental release of Bt Cowpea, making it the second country to approve the genetically [...]
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) cottonseed cake for manufacture of [...]
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 identify and map out key stakeholders [...]
Why Effective African Youth Participation in International Biosafety Negotiations is Key
By Dr. Paul Chege Over the years, the need for a more coordinated African delegates group with sufficient technical guidance and support on the [...]
World Government’s Delegates convene in Nairobi for Biosafety Negotiations
World governments met in Nairobi Kenya from June 20-26, 2022 for the 4th meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global [...]
OFAB KENYA MEDIA AWARDS 2022: CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Kenya Chapter is glad to announce the 2022 call for participation in the annual [...]
Kenyan Government banks on Biotech to address Feed Shortage in the Country
The Government of Kenya has given the clearest indication yet that it will soon lift a ban on importation of genetically modified foods as it [...]