A
workshop to provide public awareness and disseminate information
on agricultural biotechnology in Ghana is scheduled for Kumasi on Friday March
15, 2013.
Stakeholders, especially
farmers, consumers, students, researchers and journalists will interact and
discuss issues related to modern agriculture in Ghana.
The
session is being organized by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology
(OFAB) in collaboration with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation
(AATF) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana.
Ghana
is in the process of approving trials of various biotech crops such as Bt
Cowpea, Bt Cotton and improved rice, among others.
The
country also recently passed the Biosafety Law and is in the process of
developing regulations to implement the law.
Dr.
Margaret Ottah Atikpo, Focal Person of OFAB-Ghana Chapter, says stakeholders
should be aware of the developments surrounding the vital technology to be well
informed.
“Modern
Biotechnology is relatively recent scientific innovation that requires
deliberate and sustained communication efforts to create awareness and
understanding to consumers, legislators and policy makers”, she said in a
statement.
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by Kofi Adu Domfeh
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