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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
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
The African Policy Dialogues on Biotechnology
APDB -- established in 2002 by the International Food Policy Research Institute and the New Partnership for Africas Development -- provides a forum where representatives from African governments can discuss biotechnology strategies with regional and international nongovernmental organisations. It...
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
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