Court Dismisses GMO Case in Ghana
Re-posted from GhanaWeb. Source Ghana News Agency An Accra Fast Track High Court has refused a request by the Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG), a [...]
Uganda’s President Calls for Modern Science Thinking
The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Museveni, has asked Members of Uganda’s Parliament (MPs) to “modernize their thinking” [...]
India’s Smallholder Farmers Showcase Bt Cotton Hybrid to African Delegation
Story by Bhagirath Choudhary, Founder Director at South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) On 1 Oct 2015, African delegates visited Bt cotton [...]
Ghanaian Farmers Call on Government to Support Biotech Outreach
Ghanaian Farmer Leaders have challenged their government and scientists to intensify outreach to farmers and other stakeholders in order to allay [...]
Kenyan County Executives of Agriculture Vouch for Bt Cotton
Two Kenyan County Executive Committee members for Agriculture expressed their support for the introduction of biotech cotton in the sub-region. [...]
Young Bt Cotton Farmers Greet and Engage African Delegation
Story by Bhagirath Choudhary, Founder Director at South Asia Biotechnology Centre (SABC) A group of young Bt cotton farmers aged 20-25 meets, [...]
Farmers in Kenya Support Government Plan to Lift Ban on Biotech Crops
Farmers and the youth from South and North Rift Counties of Kenya have voiced their support for the Government’s plan to lift the ban on GM [...]
Ugandan Scientists and Journalists Strive to Find a Middle Ground
Scientists from Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation and select Ugandan science journalists had a unique opportunity to meet [...]
William Ruto says Ban on GMOs to be Lifted in two Months
Re-posted from Nation Online. Article by Otiatu Guguyu The Kenyan government will lift the ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in two [...]