Balanced Reporting Key in Promoting Agri-biotech Acceptance in Kenya
Credible media reporting has been hailed for improving public attitude and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology in Kenya. This was during a [...]
Declaration to Establish African Coalition on Communicating about Genome Editing Adopted
Bioscience stakeholders across the world have resolved to establish an African Coalition for Communicating about Genome Editing, as the curtains [...]
Pretoria ABBC 2019 Declaration
We, the participants of the Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication (ABBC) Symposium, held on 29-30 August 2019 in Pretoria, representing the [...]
Special Report: Biotech Crops Continue to Help Meet the Challenges of Increased [...]
Africa planted a total of 3.14 million hectares of biotech crops A total of 70 countries adopted biotech crops through cultivation and [...]
NEW RESEARCH IN BIOSCIENCES – AFRICA
Fruit set and plant regeneration in cassava following interspecific pollination with castor bean The increasing demand for cassava for food and [...]
PUBLICATIONS – THE DRUM BEAT
ISAAA Brief 54: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops in 2018 Biotech crops continue to help meet the challenges of increased [...]
A Look into Senegal’s Biosafety System: What Prospects does it have in Store?
Things are looking up for a robust biotechnology and biosafety landscape in Senegal thanks to a revised biosafety law that is awaiting approval. [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication Symposium, 2019 (ABBC2019) When: 29-30 August, 2019 Where: Pretoria, South Africa What: ABBC2019 will [...]
GM Mosquitoes released in Burkina Faso pose no safety risks, assures expert
Six thousand four hundred (6, 400) genetically modified sterile male mosquitoes have been released into the environment in Burkina Faso as part [...]