KARI Launches Insect-Proof Biosafety Greenhouse
December 5, 2008| |
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute Biotechnology Center (KARI-Biotech) has unveiled a state-of-the art insect-proof biosafety greenhouse for research into the impact of transgenic crops on insects. KARI Biotech is currently conducting trials on various biotechnology crops such as Bt cotton, Bt maize, cassava, sorghum and sweet potatoes.
Construction of the greenhouse was funded by the Danish government through the BiosafeTrain Project at a cost of about USD 40,000. The facility is an addition to the center's existing level-II biosafety greenhouse. While launching the facility, Dr Jamleck Mutugi, Chairman of KARI Board of Management, said Kenya being a severely food deficit country needs to expedite the process of biotech crop adoption to boost agricultural productivity. BiosafeTrain Project’s aims to build capacity in East Africa for biosafety and ecological impact assessment of genetically modified organisms.
For more information, contact Daniel Otunge (d.otunge@cgiar.org ) of ISAAA AfriCenter.
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