Eric Okoree, the Man who transformed Ghana’s Biosafety System
Eric Okoree is confident Ghana’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) is set for stratospheric heights even [...]
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Uganda Government Upbeat on Passing GM Crops Legislation
Uganda government is upbeat on passing GM crops legislation. While launching the 2016 Global Status of [...]
Ghana Issues Guidelines for General Release of GMOs
Ghana yesterday (December 8, 2016) issued guidelines for general release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). [...]
Nigeria’s Academy of Science Declares GMOs Beneficial for Consumption
Re-posted from The Guardian. Article by Tayo Oredola. Cover photo: Prof. Oyewale Tomori, outgoing president of NAS. [...]
Africa’s Biosafety Agencies Seek to Harmonize Approaches to Regulatory Systems
The Association of National Biosafety Agencies in Africa (ANBAA) held its first African Biosafety Leadership Summit [...]
Biosafety Appeals Board Holds Sensitization Workshop in Kisumu County
The Biosafety Appeals Board was established under section 35 of the Biosafety Act. However, the Board came into [...]
Malawi’s Seed Sector Calls on Govt to Adopt GM Crops
Malawi’s seed sector has called on the Government to consider genetically modified drought tolerant maize to [...]
Swaziland’s Agric Director Expresses Support to Amend Biosafety Law
Swaziland’s Director for Agriculture, Mr. Nelson Mavuso, has urged members of parliament to fast-track the [...]
AfriCenter Participates in Agri-Biotechnology Sensitization Workshops in West Africa
AfriCenter participated in an agri-biotechnology and biosafety workshop in Abuja, Nigeria, between the 17th and [...]
Kenya’s Permanent Secretary Urges for Increased Efforts on Biotechnology and [...]
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Prof Collette Suda, has called on [...]