Unleashing the Power of Enzymes: A Remarkable Journey at Kenyatta University’s [...]
By Maurine Mutua, KEMRI Graduate School, Nairobi, Kenya Picture this, a dynamic group of scientists, researchers, and enthusiasts coming together for an [...]
Safeguarding lives: a glimpse into how food safety standards are saving lives
Food safety is a universal concern that applies to all types of food, whether they are genetically modified (GM) or non-GM food. The safety issues [...]
2023 call for participation in the annual OFAB Media Awards
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Kenya Chapter is glad to announce the 2023 call for participation in the annual OFAB Media [...]
Africa’s Next-Generation Researchers Scheduled to Participate in an Enzyme [...]
The Feed the Future Striga-Smart Sorghum for Africa (SSSfA) project is holding an enzyme manufacturing masterclass on 17th – 21st April, 2023. The one-week [...]
Kenyan Stakeholders Call for Demand-driven Initiatives towards Commercialization of [...]
Sorghum stakeholders in Kenya have identified and mapped out key actors who will influence demand-driven commercialization of Striga resistant sorghum [...]
Striga Smart Sorghum for Africa Project Maps out Ethiopia’s Sorghum Value Chain Actors
ISAAA AfriCenter in partnership with Addis Ababa University and Bio and Emerging Technology Institute (BETin) held a sorghum value chain stakeholder [...]
OFAB-Kenya Celebrates Excellence in Science Journalism
The Kenya Chapter of Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) celebrated exemplary science journalism and recognized media’s contribution [...]
AfriCenter ramps up sensitization following Kenya’s Lifting of GMO Ban
Following the lifting of a decade-long ban on importation and use of genetically modified (GM) foods in Kenya, ISAAA AfriCenter – through OFAB Kenya – took [...]
BREAKING NEWS!!! Ghana National Biosafety Authority Approves Environmental Release of [...]
Ghana National Biosafety Authority has approved the environmental release of Bt Cowpea, making it the second country to approve the genetically modified [...]
Kenyan Gov’t gives Nod to Use of Bt Cotton Seed Cake for Manufacture of Animal Feeds
In June 2022, the Government of Kenya granted approval for importation of duty-free genetically modified (GM) cottonseed cake for manufacture of animal [...]