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GM cotton Trial approved in Uganda
CONFINED field trials of GM cotton has been approved in Uganda. Cotton becomes the second GM crop, after bananas to be approved by the National Biosafety Committee (NBC).....
IFPRI DG reports on the World food situation
A number of countries including those in Africa have made good progress in reducing hunger and child malnutrition. But many of the poorest countries are still being left behind despite policies that aim to cut poverty and hunger
Green Revolution for Africa
An article published in the Africa Report discussed how the present Africa can make a significant change in its agricultural production using the old green revolution. Africa's rich crop biodiversity, the different climate conditions, and topography make it hard to establish an agriculture based on biotechnology as yet
Time to relax GMO regulation in Europe
The author of the review, Jaroslav Drobnik of the Charles University in Prague, pointed out that the strict GMO regulations of the European Union (EU) have resulted to serious negative consequences. ...
Events Upcoming Events Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) February 19th, Uganda. The second meeting of Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) in Uganda will take place. The aim of OFAB is to provide an opportunity to discuss biotech issues in relation to economic impacts, environmental protection, policy and trade. Media Training on Biotechnology, March 4-5th, Kampala, Uganda. This training is intended to expose journalists to recent advances in biotechnology and biosafety in Uganda so that they keep abreast of these developments and continue to report in a credible manner on biotech in general and on the specific Uganda events in particular. Past Events Biotechnology forum launched in Uganda, December 14th 2007. A monthly forum to facilitate the flow of information between the scientific community, policy makers and the general public has been launched in Kampala on December 14th 2007.... Training of Biotechnology Spokespersons, Sept. 25-26th, Kampala. Many will agree with me that it is rare to find a scientist who is a good communicator especially to a non-scientific audience. This is probably the main cause of much of the tension between scientists and the media... Banana Confined Field Trial Seminar, July 11-12th, Kampala, Uganda This training targeted workers and inspectors of the GM banana CFT which will be established in Uganda in the very near future. The GM banana plantlets with resistance to Black Sigatoka disease have been imported... |
