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dc.contributor.authorObonyo, Dennis N.eng
dc.contributor.authorNfor, Lilian M.eng
dc.contributor.authorUzochukwu, Sylviaeng
dc.contributor.authorAraya-Quesada, Marianelaeng
dc.contributor.authorFarolfi, Francescaeng
dc.contributor.authorRipandelli, Decioeng
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Wendyeng
dc.coverage.spatialAfrica, Sub-Saharaneng
dc.date.issued2011eng
dc.description.abstractAdoption of genetically modified (GM) crops has the potential to contribute toward alleviating the dire food security situation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, whether current or future GM crop technologies will be appropriate for countries in SSA will depend upon a number of issues, not least of which is the perceived safety of these products. Several countries in SSA however lack the necessary technical capacity to conduct or review risk assessment dossiers for GM crops and also to monitor for compliance. Biosafety regulatory capacity therefore needs to be enhanced and this requires substantial human and institutional resources. This study is an assessment of the current biosafety needs in SSA. It identifies gaps in biosafety knowledge and expertise in the region and makes proposals for possible training/support programs that could help toward addressing them.eng
dc.identifier.issn1522-936Xeng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/11700
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherAgBioForumeng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionAgBioForum, vol. 14, no. 2 (2011)eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.source.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/11700eng
dc.subjectcapacity buildingeng
dc.subjectgenetically modified organism (GMO)eng
dc.subjecttransgeniceng
dc.subject.lcshTransgenic plantseng
dc.subject.lcshFood crops -- Biotechnologyeng
dc.titleIdentified Gaps in Biosafety Knowledge and Expertise in Sub-Saharan Africaeng
dc.typeArticleeng


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