Malawi Moves to Make Bt Cotton Seed Accessible for All
Malawi is in her second year of cultivation of the genetically modified cotton variety BollGuard II, also commonly known as BGII. After a [...]
Call for Story Pitches: OFAB Kenya Science Journalism Grant 2021
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Kenya Chapter is glad to announce a call for story pitches for 2021 Science [...]
Favorable Crop Biotech Environment Key for a Food Secure Uganda
By Michael J. Ssali According to the latest Global Hunger Index report, Uganda’s hunger situation has been categorized as serious. The report [...]
Kenyan Experts Support Utilization of Animal Biotechnology in Improving Livestock, [...]
Kenyan experts have backed animal biotechnology to improve livestock, poultry and fish farming in Africa. This was during a stakeholders [...]
COVID-19: A Wake-up Call for Embracing STEM and Revamping Research Funding in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed healthcare systems beyond their limits and disrupted economies, posing severe threats to livelihoods across the [...]
Africa Needs Decisive Leadership to Tackle COVID-19
Africa’s response towards COVID-19 was mixed, with some countries moving faster than others. South Africa started on a slow pace, with the first [...]
AU-IBAR DRUMS SUPPORT FOR HARMONIZATION OF ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS
Africa has been slow in embracing modern biotechnology for development of the animal resources’ sector. Reducing poverty in Africa may [...]
Resilience in the face of COVID-19 Pandemic
Resilience in the face of COVID-19 Pandemic Our warmest wishes and Happy Holidays to you all. As we bid bye to 2020 – a year that visited [...]
Africa Leads Progress in Biotech Adoption as Number of Adopting Countries Doubles [...]
Monday, November 30, 2020, NAIROBI – Africa doubled the number of countries planting biotech crops from three in 2018 to six in 2019, leading the [...]