GMOs: ‘An African wide regulatory network can dispel fears’
By Alex Abutu, Communications Consultant, NBMA The Agri-biotechnology and Biosafety Communication (ABBC) Symposium opened in Entebbe, Uganda, on [...]
What I learned at #ABBC2017
Jill Kuehnert from Seed Stories was part of the organising committee for #ABBC2017. In this piece, she reflects on what she learnt during the [...]
African Biosafety Regulators Embrace Biosafety Communication at ABBC 2017
Biosafety regulators from various African countries have embraced and appreciated the importance of biosafety communication in creating public [...]
Ugandan Government Supports Passage of Biosafety Bill
Dr. Elioda Tumwesgye, Ugandan Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation has reaffirmed government support towards the passage of a [...]
Uganda Government Upbeat on Passing GM Crops Legislation
Uganda government is upbeat on passing GM crops legislation. While launching the 2016 Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops report, [...]
African Countries Launch the Global Report on Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops
The 2016 annual report on Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops has been launched in three African countries: Cameroon, Malawi and [...]
Tanzanian Farmers Urge Gov’t to Hasten Delivery of GE Crops
Farmers in Mwanza Province, North Eastern Tanzania have urged their government to hasten delivery of biotech crops, which they say, may save them [...]
Kenya’s Biosafety Regulators Hail Malawi’s Bt Cotton National Performance [...]
A high-level delegation from Kenya visited Malawi’s Bt cotton National Performance Trial (NPTs) fields on May 11th 2017. The team consisted of [...]
Kenyan Women Call for Supportive Policies on Biotechnology
Kenyan women in biosciences expressed their concerns on the unpredictable biotechnology and biosafety policy environment and urged government to [...]