| 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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| Public awareness critical for modern agricultural biotechnology |
| Posted: May 10, 2012 |
| Ms Sherry Ayittey, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, on Thursday said African still lags behind in the exploitation of its potential, partly due to the lack of enabling environment for the development and use of agricultural biotechnology. "Discussion over agricultural biotechnology and its application are surrounded by misconceptions due to lack of or conflicting information," she said at the 5th anniversary celebration and planning meeting of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), in Accra. The biotechnology forum is a platform that brings together stakeholders in the field of biotechnology, including scientists, journalists, the civil society, industrialists, lawmakers and policy makers to discuss issues concerning the area. ... Read full article ... |
| Developing Countries the Next frontier for Biotech Crops, says Expert |
| Posted: May 8, 2012 |
| The global south could be the next frontier for large scale cultivation of genetically engineered crops as countries explore sustainable options to combat food insecurity in the light of rapid population growth, climate change and shrinking acreage on arable land. Clive James, the Founder and Chair of the International Service for Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) told a Kenyan Press corps in Nairobi that "beyond 2012,developing countries will plant more than 50% genetically modified crops." The eminent crop scientist revealed that commercialization of genetically modified crops has been on an upward trajectory globally. ... Read full article ... |
| The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa marks fifth anniversary as it seeks to expand |
| Posted: May 2, 2012 |
| The Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) today announced it had received a grant of US$3 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its work. The announcement was made during the Forum's fifth anniversary celebrations in Accra, Ghana. The initiative set up in 2006, aims to enhance knowledge-sharing and awareness on biotechnology and to contribute to building an enabling environment for decision making on agricultural biotechnology in Africa. "Biotechnology has delivered substantial benefits to farmers around the world but Africa still lags behind in exploiting its potential partly due to lack of an enabling environment for the development and use of agricultural biotechnology," said Hon Sherry Ayittey, Ghana's Minister for Environment, Science and Technology in her address during the Forum's fifth anniversary celebration in Accra, Ghana. ... Read full article ... |
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