Upcoming Events
Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Summit When: 15th – 16th May 2018 Where: Nairobi, Kenya What: The Summit will provide a unique opportunity [...]
African Women Scientists Key in Steering Development
I take pride in many achievements as a woman scientist that I consider most impactful to society. A study on the utilization of neem tree in the [...]
Commonwealth Countries Urged to Encourage more Women into Biosciences
ISAAA AfriCenter Director and chair of the African Women for Biosciences, Dr Margaret Karembu attended The Commonwealth Innovation Forum (TCIF), [...]
The Nagoya Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the [...]
The Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has been adopted as a [...]
Publications – The DrumBeat
Global Food Policy Report 2018 – International Food Policy Research Institute The year 2017 was marked by increasing uncertainty amid mixed [...]
Regualtor’s Corner
Kenya’s National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has invited the public to submit comments on an environmental impact assessment (EIA) [...]
New Research in Biosciences – Africa
Overexpression of rice thaumatin-like protein (Ostlp) gene in transgenic cassava results in enhanced tolerance to Colletotrichum [...]
Upcoming Events
Sorghum in the 21st Century- “Food, Feed and Fuel in a Rapidly Changing World” When: 9th – 12th April 2018 Where: Century City Conference [...]
Agricultural Biotechnology made me a Job Creator, Money Maker and Game Changer
We may have varied opinions on what biotechnology can do for Africa. Nonetheless, my personal journey in this field is a story of success that [...]