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 [...]
Kenyan Youth Farmers Call for Adoption of WEMA Bt-Maize
Kenyan youth farmers have rallied behind researchers in urging government to allow commencement of National Performance Trials (NPTs) for the [...]
East Africa Gears for Synthetic Biology
"To avoid fear and misconceptions on its application, communication and messaging on synthetic biology and international agreements such as the [...]
Ethiopian Environment Minister Promotes Biotech to Address Food and Economic Challenges
Ethiopia’s State Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, H.E. Mr. Kare Chawicha has urged African governments to consider [...]
Mozambique Plants First GM Maize Field Trial
Mozambique has planted the first field trial of genetically modified (GM) maize in the Chokwe District of Gaza Province in the southern part of [...]
How European-Based NGOs Block Crop Biotechnology Adoption In Africa
Re-posted from Genetic Literacy Projet. By Dr. Margaret Karembu, Director ISAAA AfriCenter HIGHLIGHTS: • European politicians and anti-biotech [...]
Kenyan Law-makers Demand for Homegrown GM Crops
Kenyan law-makers have called on researchers to double their efforts in advancing what they called homegrown GM crops. The Members of Parliament [...]