Using media to connect African farmers with scientific innovation and technology
I had one of those way-cool moments — and what I now call the most memorable experience of my life — this past week in Mombasa, Kenya. It all started …
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African Newspage reporter wins OFAB Africa media award in Mombasa, Kenya
Abdullahi Tsanni, a freelance science journalist and reporter of African Newspage, has emerged winner of the 2019 Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa media awards, for print and …
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Biotechnology Society of Nigeria’s 32nd international conference underway in Ibadan
The 32nd annual international biotechnology conference of the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) is currently taking place in Ibadan, Nigeria under the theme: “Biotechnology to Enhance Food Security in sub-Saharan …
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Commercialization of scientific research as a panacea for poverty in Nigeria
The maiden conference of the faculty of natural sciences at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger state, themed: “Commercialization of Research Output for National Development,” was aimed at alleviating …
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INDEPTH: Highlights of maiden sub-regional congress of Organization of Professional Biotechnologists and Bioengineers of West Africa
12 12SharesRecently, the Organization of Professional Biotechnologists and Bioengineers of West Africa (OPBBWA) held its maiden sub-regional congress themed: “Unlocking the Indigenous Biotechnology Potentials of West Africa.” The Organization of …
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Nigeria’s biosafety regulators seek inclusion of emerging biotechnology in regulatory law
21 21Shares Nigerian biotechnology stakeholders last week gathered in Abuja at a one-day public hearing on the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Act of 2015; convened by the House of Representatives (committee …
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INTERVIEW: “GMOs have no negative effects on human health and environment”
36 36SharesDaniel Otunge is the project manager of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) who speaks about their work of raising awareness about agricultural biotechnology in Africa, including …
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Biotechnology, media and food security in Nigeria
26 26SharesThe pursuit of making modern biotechnology acceptable to farmers will never be actualized without the creation of a mechanism for effective sharing of scientific information and facts about agricultural biotechnology …
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INTERVIEW: “GMOs most rigorously tested foods in history of mankind”
12 12SharesDr Rose Gidado is the Nigeria country coordinator of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB), a platform that brings together stakeholders in biotechnology and enables interactions between …
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