| Welcome to OFAB |
| The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) is a platform that brings together stakeholders in biotechnology and enables interactions between scientists, journalists, the civil society, industrialists, lawmakers and policy makers. It is a monthly lunch meeting that provides an opportunity for key stakeholders to know one another, share knowledge and experiences, make new contacts and explore new avenues of bringing the benefits of biotechnology to the African agricultural sector. |
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| Biotech cotton to be commercialized in Kenya by end of 2014 |
| Posted: November 27, 2011 |
| High yielding biotech cotton (Bt) will be commercialized in Kenya by the end of 2014, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) scientist said on Thursday (24 November 2011).The Principal Investigator of Bt cotton in Kenya, Dr. Charles Waturu, told Xinhua in Nairobi that the research institution is currently carrying out field tests on the safety of the three different varieties of Bolgard II, which have been adapted to Kenya's conditions in readiness for distribution to farmers. ... Read full article ... |
| Querries over gazetting of Biosafety law |
| Posted: September 15, 2011 |
| The government in gazetting the Biosafety Regulations seeks to regulate the cultivation, importation and trade, in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in a way prevent unscrupulous importation of the GMOs into the country. ... Read full article ... |
| GM maize imports are now legal |
| Posted: August 15, 2011 |
| Kenyans can now legally import genetically modified maize after the guidelines were gazetted on Friday [12 August 2011]. The guidelines control how to import, export and transit such materials in Kenya. ... Read full article ... |
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