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Ethiopia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Ethiopia completed its second round of Bt cotton confined field trials in 2017 and commercialization is expected within the next couple of years.
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United Arab Emirates: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), covered by Office of Agricultural Affairs in Dubai, permit the importation of genetically engineered (GE) food products of plant origin.
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Algeria: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

There is no agricultural genetically engineered product development for commercialization purposes in Algeria. The Ministry of Agriculture’s decree of December 24, 2000....
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Ghana: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Diligence on the part of local researchers and concerted efforts by various stakeholders in Ghana are yielding tangible results as the country is on the verge of commercializing its....
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Kenya: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual - Addendum

This addendum accompanies the 2017 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual, and lists 2017 capacity building and/or outreach activities that relate to plant and animal biotechnologies.
On December 15, 2017, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) announced that it will start to collect sugar tax from all sweetened beverages, excluding 100% fruit juices....
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Mozambique: Mozambique Appoints New Minister of Agriculture

On December 12, 2017, Higino de Marrule was appointed as Agriculture Minister of Mozambique.
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Morocco: Citrus Annual

In MY 2017/18, Morocco’s citrus exports will be negatively impacted by a poor harvest brought about by high temperatures in July-August, which largely limited mandarin/tangerine production....
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Morocco: US and EU Wheat Tenders Issued

Under the auspices of Morocco’s respective free trade agreements, the state cereals office (ONICL) issued tenders for U.S. and EU common and durum wheat.
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Nigeria: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Nigeria established the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in 2015 to regulate the country’s bio-technology law and provide oversight for utilizing and commercializing biotechnolog....
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Tanzania: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

There is limited understanding of genetic engineering and products thereof among Tanzanians, except for a small population of elites with a tertiary level of education.
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Saudi Arabia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Saudi regulations allow the importation of biotech plant products. However, they are required to be labeled if they contain more than one percent genetically engineered (GE) plant....