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, ISAAA AfriCenter – through OFAB [...]

VACANCY: VIRCA Plus Deployment Program Manager
The Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa (VIRCA) Plus project has an immediate opening for a Program Manager. VIRCA Deployment is a mature, [...]

OFAB-Kenya Celebrates Excellence in Science Journalism amid Rising Concern on [...]
The Kenyan media have been challenged to actively play a key role in combating misinformation and propaganda about modern biotechnology. This was [...]

The 5th Annual Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa Kenya
The 5th Annual Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Kenya Chapter Awards ceremony was held on Friday 14th October 2022. The [...]

Historic Moment as Kenya Lifts Ban on GMO
The long-standing ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Kenya has finally been lifted marking a historic moment in Kenya’s agri-biotech [...]

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 makes a living even after a [...]

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 resistant (PBR) Bt cowpea Event [...]
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 OFAB Kenya Media Awards held [...]

African Experts Discuss Regulatory Frameworks for Animal Biotechnology
ISAAA AfriCenter in collaboration with Acceligen and Agriculture & Food Systems Institute held a regional workshop to discuss regulatory [...]