East African
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US promotes GMO acceptance in Africa to boost food security, public health
A Trump administration official [recently visited] Africa to promote government acceptance of genetically engineered crops. Peter Haas, a State Department ...
Ugandan farmers could boost production and thwart effects of climate change with new apps
Uganda's National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) is popularising three Apps and an SMS-based platform it has developed to help farmers ...
Kenya’s decision on growing GMO maize expected soon
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Kenyans will know whether ...
Tanzania to start confined field trials of drought-resistant GMO maize in 2016
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Tanzania plans to conduct ...
Synthetic biology threatens to displace African vanilla, stevia in global market
An ongoing expansion of an extreme form of genetic engineering threatens to deny Africa its share of the global market ...
East African plant project targets tackle climate change, pests and diseases.
East African crop scientists have embarked on a five-year project to conserve indigenous plant genetic resources to improve food security ...
East African scientists defend work on GM
Scientists in East Africa have launched a campaign to defend their work on genetic modification. The scientists say it is ...