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BioSafe Train
The BioSafe Train project is an international collaboration of scientists aiming to build capacity for dealing with the challenges associated with implementing genetically modified (GM) crops in East Africa. It publishes information on students' research projects that cover topics such as the...
LINK | 11 June 2009 | EN
Knowledge for Development
Knowledge for Development is a web-based source of information on science and technology for agriculture and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. It promotes collaboration between agricultural research and development scientists and technologists in ACP countries,...
LINK | 5 December 2007 | EN
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
This non-profit organisation aims to develop sustainable ecological farming in Africa and India. ICRISAT's mission is "to help empower 600 million poor people to overcome hunger, poverty and a degraded environment in the dry tropics through better agriculture". ICRISAT's BioPower...
LINK | 5 December 2007 | EN
The African Centre for Biosafety
ACB is a nongovernmental organisation campaigning for strict biosafety regulations for genetically modified (GM) organisms in Africa. It provides a useful overview of developments in African biosafety laws and applications of GM technology across the continent. It also hosts a large collection of...
LINK | 7 June 2007 | EN
African Journal of Biotechnology
The African Journal of Biotechnology is a peer-reviewed online journal that publishes research in food, agricultural and industrial applications of biochemistry, microbiology, genomics and proteomics. All articles are free to access and readers can also sign up to free email alerts containing the...
LINK | 7 June 2007 | EN
AfricanCrops.Net
AfricanCrops.Net -- funded by the Rockefeller Foundations Biotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems Programme and the Partnership to Fight Striga of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation -- publishes a monthly newsletter with information on upcoming conferences, training programmes and...
LINK | 7 June 2007 | EN
National Innovation Centre for Plant Biotechnology
PlantBio is a grant-making initiative from the South African Department of Science and Technology. It aims to develop a strong and sustainable plant biotechnology sector in South Africa by promoting new products and services, incubating commercial programmes and new businesses, building scientific...
LINK | 7 June 2007 | EN
Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International
Africa Harvest -- founded by Kenyan scientist Florence Wambugu -- supports policy development and scientific and institutional capacity building across East Africa and promotes the use of modern biotechnologies to help the region's farmers. The foundation's flagship project uses tissue culture...
LINK | 7 June 2007 | EN
African Molecular Marker Applications Network
AMMANET promotes using genetic marker-assisted selection (MAS) technologies to accelerate African plant breeding efforts and deliver food security and economic growth. Over 100 African scientists established the network in 2003, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation. The network brings...
LINK | 7 June 2007 | EN
The African Union Biosafety Project
The African Union Biosafety Project -- a joint initiative of the African Union and the German Development Corporation -- aims to help African countries meet their obligations under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and promotes adopting the African Model Law on Safety in Biotechnology as a common...
LINK | 7 June 2007 | EN
Agricultural Biotechnology Network in Africa
The network is in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum (ABSF), and aims to supply information on biotechnology. By connecting researchers, breeders, farmers, entrepreneurs, journalists, policy makers and donors, ABNETA...
LINK | 23 March 2007 | EN
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
The ICTSD is a not-for-profit nongovernmental organisation aimed at improving dialogue and understanding about trade and sustainable development. It works with a broad network of organisations, publishing information on and hosting events to discuss intellectual property rights, agriculture and...
LINK | 15 January 2007 | EN
Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
The EJB is an open access peer-reviewed journal published by UNESCO. In addition to scientific studies, the journal has a regular section on biotechnology in developing countries. In past issues, this has included reviews of current research and case studies of capacity development, benefit sharing...
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
The Biotech Knowledge Center
The Biotech Knowledge Center, sponsored by Monsanto, publishes news and opinion articles taken from newspapers, journals and magazines around the world. The centre also publishes a fortnightly e-newsletter — The Biotech Advantage — a collection of news summaries on biotechnology in developing...
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
Eldis Agriculture and Biotechnology
This resource guide from Eldis — a knowledge service run by the UK Institute of Development Studies — disseminates academic research and official documents on socio-economic, governance and policy issues relating to agricultural biotechnology in developing countries. It publishes summaries of all...
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation
The AATF is a not-for-profit foundation established in 2003 supporting public-private partnerships to increase smallholder farmers' access to appropriate technologies in sub-Saharan Africa. It publishes news and information about ongoing projects and hosts a monthly open forum bringing together...
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
USDA Biotechnology Glossary
This short glossary of the most frequently used terms in biotechnology, uses simple non-scientific language. It is published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for educational purposes.
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
GeneEd Biotechnology Glossary
This glossary, written by two biotechnology experts, is aimed at scientists, journalists and biotechnicians alike. Published by GeneEd, an education provider to life scientists, it is primarily made up of scientific terms.
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture
This glossary — available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish — explains technical terms relating to biotechnology and genetic engineering. Definitions were developed, in part, by a panel of Food and Agriculture Organization consultants. Readers are invited to comment on any term, or suggest...
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
Biotechterms.org
Biotechterms.org, sponsored by Monsanto, is a searchable list of biotechnology definitions. The site covers technical, business and legal terms from biotechnology and related definitions from biology, biochemistry and chemistry. The glossary has been gathered from experts in the field, books,...
LINK | 15 December 2006 | EN
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