Kenyan High Court Dismisses Case Challenging Lifting of GMO Ban
In a landmark ruling, Kenya’s High Court, on November 7, 2024 dismissed a consolidated petition that sought to block the government from lifting the ban on the importation, cultivation, and...
Tapping into the Potential of Young African Scientists to combat Misinformation on Agricultural Innovations
The growing adoption of agricultural biotechnology in Africa, like the early days of technologies such as cell phones, vaccines, and aeroplanes, has faced its share of controversies and challenges as...
The early 21st century has witnessed Africa adopt agricultural technology enormously. From mechanization to genetic modification. In fact, more than 70 countries have adopted and commercialized genetically modified organisms (GMOs)....
Agri-Biotech: A Potential Economic Enabler for Kenya
Have you ever pondered how we can make our agriculture industry into a job-creating powerhouse? Well, modern agricultural biotechnology has the power to completely transform Kenya’s economy and usher in...
Meet Young Biotech Scientists Championing for Biodiversity Conservation in Kenya
After a fast-paced two-day early career scientists’ workshop at the University of Embu, The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Kenya (OFAB-Kenya) and partners organized a sensitization forum and study visit to a Bt...
Kenyan Stakeholders determined to stem the Spread of Misinformation about Biotech
To nip the spread of misinformation in the bud, ISAAA AfriCenter held two significant sensitization events on 28th and 29th May 2024. The two, a Research Officers’ Biosafety Misinformation Sensing...
