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 [...]
Tanzania’s Key Ag-Biotech Stakeholders Undergo Sci Comms Training
Agricultural biotechnology stakeholders comprised of scientists, journalists, and key officials from select government departments, including the [...]
Agri-Biotech and Biosafety Communications Training in Malawi
ISAAA AfriCenter, in conjunction with the National Commission of Science and Technology in Malawi (NCST), and the Program for Biosafety Systems [...]
Kenyan Farmers Call On The Gov’t to Allow GM Products
Farmers from Kilifi County in the northern part of Kenya have voiced their support for agri-biotech and called on the government to lift the ban [...]
Kenyan Youth Embrace Biotechnology for Environmental Conservation
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Tanzania Deputy Minister for Agri Advocates Adoption of Biotech in Agriculture
Tanzania’s Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr. Godfrey Zambi, said that Tanzania cannot afford to [...]
New Offering for Farmers in South Africa
The new Drought tolerant maize trait, MON 87460 has been approved by the Executive Council of the GMO Act for conditional general release in the [...]
Next Harvest II Report Launched in Kenya
The National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), the body charged with advising the government on scientific innovations, [...]
ISAAA Report Launched in Benin, Swaziland, Zambia, and Malawi
ISAAA AfriCenter and Swaziland Environment Authority (SEA) launched the ISAAA annual global status report on GM crops (Brief 49), on the 13th of [...]