How a Genome Sequencing Project is set to safeguard Africa’s Biodiversity
By Prof. Ann Muigai I always say that Genetics found me because I did not go in search of it. I completed my A levels with the goal of entering [...]
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 towards development of a genome [...]
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 will uniquely address [...]
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 cater for his family needs as [...]
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), Kenya, following Prof. Dorrington [...]
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 promotes the adoption of [...]
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 the second most important food [...]
AfriCenter and OFAB Kenya Conducts Media Outreach Campaign to Address Livestock Feed [...]
The role of the media in promoting and facilitating the adoption of agricultural technologies cannot be gainsaid. It sensitizes and educates the [...]
Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources: Which Way for Africa?
By Margaret Karembu, PhD, MBS – Director, ISAAA AfriCenter Africa is endowed with rich biodiversity stretching from terrestrial, marine and [...]