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For the past several years, Ethiopia has invested in establishing the legal and regulatory systems, as well as the technical capacity to support and manage the adoption of genetically engineered...

Kenya’s progress in agricultural biotechnology has suffered a setback after the National Assembly’s Agriculture committee recommended that a new food safety law...

On October 21, 2016, South Africa published the final list of agricultural products and beer names protected under the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement...

Infographic discussing the role of pulse crops in sustainable food production and food security, as well as their contributing $944 million to total U.S. ag exports in 2016.

Ethiopia’s agriculture imports reached $1.8 billion in 2015. Future imports are expected to increase as the country’s economy and population continue to grow at a faster pace...

Tanzania planted its first genetically engineered (GE) maize research trials on October 5, 2016, in Dodoma region, a semi-arid area in the central part of the country.

In MY 2015/16, yields were favorable in Turkey and the total production of citrus was 3.9 MMT. The sector expects that the yield in MY 2016/17 will follow the same upward trend as last year.

The current dry, hot weather conditions and lower dam levels is expected to affect the flowering of citrus trees, mainly in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga region, resulting in a five percent decrease...

Despite the slowdown in the growth of the Turkish economy in general, the food retail sector is expected to grow eight percent annually. The total retail sector in Turkey reached US$214 billion...

Turkey published its Biosafety Law and implementing regulations in 2010. Ever since, this legislation has continued to disrupt Turkey’s agriculture and food sectors due to inharmonious procedures...

On July, 26, 2016, The President of Cote d’Ivoire announced the implementation of the national biosafety law adopted by the parliament on July 1, 2016.

Mozambique is now in a position to start research trials of Genetically Engineered (GE) agricultural crops, after the Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Biosafety Regulations...