Pests, Drought and Empty Plates: Kenyan Farmers Call on Government to Lift GMO Ban
Farmers around the country have urged government to hasten the process of availing the genetically improved Water Efficient Maize for Africa [...]
Biosafety Communication: Terminology Matters
Scientists working on transgenic vegetatively propagated crops in Africa have acknowledged the need to simplify terminologies for public [...]
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 [...]