Pocket K on Kenya Biotech Devt Policy Highlights
September 7, 2007| |
A publication on "Kenya Biotechnology Development Policy Highlights" in both English and Swahili versions is now available in hard and e-copies. It discusses the highlights of the Kenya national biotechnology development policy, its key features, objectives, scope, and key policy recommendations. This publication, part of a series of Pocket Ks, is a collaborative initiative among the National Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, and the Program for Biosafety Systems of IFPRI and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications AfriCenter.
Pocket Ks are Pockets of Knowledge, packaged series of information on crop biotechnology products and related issues. Other topics are also available at http://www.isaaa.org/kc.
For more information on the National Policy, visit the Biosafety Office website at http://www.biosafetykenya.co.ke/.
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