Kenyan Deputy President: Ban on GMOs to be Lifted Soon |
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The Kenyan government will lift the ban on GMOs in two months, according to Deputy President H.E William Ruto. The DP confirmed this during his official opening of the 4th Annual Biosafety Conference organized by the Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) in Nairobi. ‘‘Mark my words in a matter of month or two we should be able to be out of the ban, I want to allay any fear from any quarter that there will be any attempt to roll back what has already been achieved and to give our undertaking to the scientific community in Kenya that you have support by the government of Kenya in facilitating the work you are doing,'' the Deputy President said.
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Filipino Biotech Researchers Train on IP Management |
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Leaders and researchers of biotech projects supported by the Department of Agriculture-Biotechnology Program Office (DA-BPO) were updated on Intellectual Property (IP) and its integration in the research and development process during the IP Management Training-Workshop held on August 19-21, 2015 at Acacia Hotel Manila.
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A biweekly update on gene editing research, regulations, and impact
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| A monthly update on gene drive research and development provided by ISAAA in collaboration with the Outreach Network for Gene Drive Research |
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GM APPROVAL UPDATES |
- The Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing.
- The Philippines approved the cotton event GFM cry1A for commercial cultivation.
- Brazil approved the wheat event HB4 for commercial cultivation.
- The Philippines approved the soybean event GMB 151 for food, feed, and processing.
- The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation
- The USA approved the canola event MON94100 for food and feed.
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In a review article published recently in the peer-reviewed, open access journal Agriculture & Food Security, Nina Fedoroff, former adviser to the US Secretary of State, has emphasized the 
The Government has approved the mass farming of 
