East Africa Biotech News

Latest East Africa Biotech News

Uganda sets up biotechnology centre to study cassava 13 May 2008 10:17 GMT
... Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (Asareca), launched its cassava biotech capacity project through ... that was shared among three countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Dr Anton Bua, an ... Africa Cassava Mosaic Virus (ACMV) and the East African Cassava Mosaic Virus (ECMV) which is transmitted ...
AgraQuest Inc. Names Marcus Meadows-Smith CEO 13 May 2008 06:18 GMT
... President; in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by Thierry Merckling; and in Latin America ... a 20-year veteran of the agricultural chemicals industry. His talents, strengths and experience perfectly complement ... safety markets among others. AgraQuest is a biotechnology company that focuses on innovation partnerships with ...
The Living Sciences in Ireland 13 May 2008 04:58 GMT
... Ireland. How long has the life science industry been active in Ireland - in particular the pharma and biotech sectors? Since the early 1970s, Ireland had ... to take on Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) or global corporate responsibilities in areas ...
"Doomsday Seed Vault" in the Arctic 13 May 2008 04:51 GMT
... Gates, Rockefeller and a Green Revolution in Africa With the true background of the 1950�s Rockefeller Foundation ... banks from the Philippines to Syria to Kenya. In all these present seed banks hold ... the Negro population.� 11 A small California biotech company, Epicyte, in 2001 announced the development ...
Sub-saharan Africa: The Privatisation of Biodiversity 13 May 2008 04:50 GMT
... to the web 21 February 2008 The Ugandan parliament will soon have a hearing on ... was based on the former Organisation of African Unity's Model Law adopted in 1998, which leans ... intellectual property rules, including the use of biotechnology. Tukundane Cuthbert is an extension worker, someone ...