In the media

The following is a list of links to online information and media articles published by the media which is related to SANBio and biosciences in Africa.

• Biotechnology 'no cure-all' for food insecurity
  26 September 2008, SciDev.Net
  Biotechnology is no panacea to the food insecurity and poverty problems in Africa and other developing countries, warned scientists at the first All Africa Congress on Biotechnology in Nairobi, Kenya, this week (23 September).
  
  
• Accept GM, urges senior African Union official
  29 August 2008, SciDev.Net
  A senior African Union (AU) official has urged African presidents to cast aside any apprehension about allowing genetically modified (GM) crops to be grown commercially in their countries.
  
  
• GM production 'growing in developing countries'
  18 February 2008, SciDev.Net
  An increasing number of farmers in developing nations are growing genetically modified crops, according to a new report.
  
  
• Kenyan maize variety resistant to boring pest
  18 October 2007, SciDev.Net
  Kenyan scientists have developed a maize variety resistant to the larger grain borer, a pest that feeds on stored grains.
  
  
• Traditional medicine for HIV to go on trial
  4 September 2007, SciDev.Net
  Clinical trials of a traditional medicine to treat HIV are set to begin this month in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
  
  
• Taking on biotechnology the African way
  27 June 2007, SciDev.Net
  Africa must be free to explore the potential of agricultural biotechnology, without undue European influence, says Jennifer Thomson.
  
  
• Is Africa being bullied into growing GM crops?
  27 June 2007, SciDev.Net
  Africa must not let multinational corporations and international donors dictate its biotechnology agenda, says David Fig.
  
  
• Agri-biotech in sub-Saharan Africa
  SciDev.Net
  The agri-biotech in sub-Saharan Africa collection includes a review of the changing attitudes to biotechnology, facts and figures outlining existing initiatives, further debate on controversial issues from key stakeholders and a selection of the Internet's most relevant and useful documents and websites.
  
  
• Africa must create its own biotechnology agenda
  12 June 2007, SciDev.Net
  Building public support for genetically modified crops in sub-Saharan Africa means developing a homegrown solution to the region's own needs.
  
  
• Agri-biotech in Africa: Safety first?
  12 June 2007, SciDev.Net
  Maryke Steffens reports on the influences behind Africa's diverse attitudes to transgenic crops, and the need for a unified agenda.
  
  
• Third generation GM crops: an opportunity for Africa
  12 June 2007, SciDev.Net
  With the right investment, Africa could get real benefits from growing the latest GM crops, says Idah Sithole-Niang.
  
  
• Harmonising biosafety regulations within Africa
  12 June 2007, SciDev.Net
  Africa needs harmonised biosafety policies that respect sovereignty and pool resources, says David Wafula.
  
  
• Mozambique aims to lead 'green revolution'
  27 March 2007, SciDev.Net
  Mozambique aims to lead a green revolution in sub-Saharan Africa by using science to improve crop varieties, and by boosting innovation.
  
  
• South Africa: Farmers Must Gear Up to Make 'Fuels of the Future', Says Minister
  19 March 2007, SciDev.Net
  Agricultural and Land Affairs Minister Lulu Xingwana said her department was "almost ready to get started" to gear up the rural farming community for the introduction of biofuels.
  
  
• Regionalising biotech - threat or solution?
  22 August 2006, Research Africa
  Nepad and Juma panel unite against critical stakeholders.
  
  
• Biotech can propel Continent
  7 August 2006, East African Business Week
  A report released to delegates attending the AU/NEPAD high-level panel on modern biotechnology conference in Nairobi in the just ended month of July says that advances in the life sciences field are taking place in parallel with other technologies.
  
  
• Panel discusses biotech for African development
  28 July 2006, SciDev.net
  Researchers and policymakers met in Kenya this week to discuss a draft report on how biotechnology could contribute to Africa's development.
  
  
• Network to support African biotech research, policy
  8 March 2006, SciDev.Net
  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization will launch an online network this month to boost biotechnology research and policy development in Africa.
  
  
• Southern African network for biosciences launched
  22 August 2006, SciDev.Net
  Efforts to build capacity for biological research in southern Africa were given a boost this month with the creation of the Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBio).
  
  
• African bio network established
  10 August 2005, SouthAfrica.info
  The New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) has established the Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBio) to strengthen biosciences capacity in the southern African region.
  
  
• NEPAD establishes southern African Biosciences Hub in South Africa
  8 August 2005, CSIR News
  The Southern African Network for Biosciences (SANBio) was established on Friday 5 August 2005 in Pretoria to strengthen the biosciences capacity in the broader southern African region. SANBio will be a network of technology suppliers from the 12 countries making up the southern African group.
  
  
• African Union sets up biotechnology advisory panel
  21 July 2005, SciDev.Net
  A panel has been set up to advise the African Union on ways of building capacity to apply and safely handle modern biotechnology.