Out of the Board room into the Fields: Kenya’s Biosafety Board and Appeals Board [...]
Members of the Kenya National Biosafety Authority board and Appeals board went on an in-country biotech study tour on the 22nd February 2016. The [...]
Kenya Approves Limited Release of GM Maize
Following an application submitted by Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organisation (KALRO) and the African Agricultural Technology [...]
Uganda’s First Field Observation of GM Potato Shows Extreme Resistance to Late Blight
A first field trial, October 2015 to January 2016, has just been completed at the Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development [...]
Kenya National Biosafety Authority Receives Public Comments on Bt cotton [...]
The Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has formally received comments from the public as it embarks on analyzing feedback for consideration [...]
Uganda’s VP Calls for Expedited Passing of Biotech and Biosafety Bill
Uganda’s Vice President, Hon. Edward Sekandi, has urged Members of Parliament to pass Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012, which will [...]
AfriCenter Participates in a Study Tour to Sudan Bt Cotton Fields
AfriCenter participated in a study tour to Sudan organized by the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern & Southern Africa (ACTESA/COMESA) [...]
East African Scientists and Regulators Undergo Advanced Biosafety Course
International Plant Biotechnology Outreach of VIB and Ghent University, in collaboration with International Potato Center (CIP) conducted a [...]
Agri Extension Service Providers in Uganda Hone Biotech Communication Skills
“This training on biotechnology communication was very useful and relevant to me because I enhanced my understanding of biotechnology; I [...]
Tanzania: WEMA Confined Field Trials to Start in April 2016
Tanzanian scientists under the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project are planning to start conducting confined trials for the WEMA [...]