ISAAA_AfriCenter
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ISAAA AfriCenter was established in 1994. Our goal is to enhance food security and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa through biotechnological interventions.
Here, through the Africa Science Dialogue Podcast courtesy of @afri_isaaa I delve into the problematic Striga weed that devastates farmers' fields and has a negative impact on food security. Also, I call upon young scientists to keep on keeping on! youtube.com/live/Kktq-xuWK…
⌚ 43 Days to go!!! That's a whopping 1032 hours- about 61, 920 minutes. Long way away, no? 🤔 No. 43 days from today is next month, August 26. Literally just across the corner. As you know, Lusaka, Zambia🇿🇲, awaits the arrival of the ABBC 2025 Symposium, because not one of…
29 days to go!! The ABBC 2025 symposium is just over 4 weeks away! Finally, Zambia 🇿🇲 is within sight!! The significance? In-depth discussions on the dangers of misinformation and disinformation in science in Africa, and how we can avert even more problems going in the future.…
With 33 days to go to ABBC 2025, @afri_isaaa Senior Program Officer @Bibsiraki reminds us that the goals we expect to achieve could remain a pipe dream if we continue to work in silos. You cannot slay the dragons of misinformation and disinformation if you do not work with like…
Dear Members of The Fourth Estate, The OFAB Media Awards for 2024/25 are here with us!! Your excellent biotechnology stories- results of painstaking efforts to get the best quality out there- on TV, radio, print or digital platforms for the period between August 30, 2024 and…
Dear Members of The Fourth Estate, The OFAB Media Awards for 2024/25 is here with us!! Your excellent biotechnology stories- results of painstaking efforts to get the best quality out there-could get rewarded here- and now.
36 days to go to ABBC2025!! 36- nice, perfect square. Random Science Fact: 36 years ago- in 1989- researchers identified the CFTR gene as the major gene defect responsible for cystic fibrosis. It was a monumental breakthrough in understanding cystic fibrosis. 36 days from…
We are now 41 DAYS away from The ABBC 2025 Symposium, the premier event that will discuss how best to defeat the looming menace of misinformation and disinformation. And in an effort to curb these towering vices, we shall perhaps think of increasing the participation of…
Dr @AllanLiavoga: "What continues to challenge adoption is perceived risk – how people feel about GMOs, shaped by emotions, culture, religion, personal experience, and often misinformation. Public fears are rarely rooted in scientific evidence but rather in narratives encountered…
We at @afri_isaaa congratulate one of our own, @wanjiru_edna, who has been selected among 40 women from 5 African Countries in cohort 3 of the AWARD Leadership Program for Emerging Women in Science! At @afri_isaaa, we encourage everyone to keep working for a better Kenya, a…
46 days to go now, and probably we need to talk a bit about agribiotech, which is one of the biggest casualties of misinformation and disinformation, the dragons we are seeking to find ideas to slay... Scientists and regulators work hard to ensure products are safe.…
With 47 days to go 📅 to The ABBC 2025 symposium, the Lusaka, Zambia edition... We remind you that we will be talking about our beloved media 📻 📺 📰, as well, and the need to ensure that pursuit of the truth remains a core weapon for them in the fight against misinformation…
This Friday, July 11 , we host @OgeroKo, PhD, an associate scientist at @Cipotato for a discussion on vegetatively propagated crops, with a special interest on the sweet potato. 🍠 This interview was slated for this past Friday, but a technical hitch necessitated the…
50 Days Left!! Such a nice, round figure, yet so little time to register to be part of The ABBC 2025 here: abbcsymposium.org. As we discuss ideas to slay these hulking dragons of misinformation and disinformation, we shall have researchers, policymakers, journalists,…
53 Days to Go to ABBC 2025!! And ahead of this edition of ABBC, we look at the Strategic Priorities of this symposium, and which will help in the achievement of objectives of ABBC2025: 1. 🥂 Celebrating Gains of bio-innovations (and raising awareness of their potential). 2. 🔊…
On The Africa Science Dialogue podcast this Friday, we speak to Dr @OgeroKo, an associate scientist at @Cipotato. While there is a lot we speak about, especially the nitty gritty of vegetatively propagated crops, we unearth the sweet in the sweet potato, and then digress to what…
The COUNTDOWN continues--- it is now 55 days to the big day, ABBC 2025!! We plan to have this key conversation in Zambia 🇿🇲 end of next month, to find ways to slay this dragon of misinformation and disinformation in science. Join us on this endeavour by registering here:…
The COUNTDOWN ⌚ is now ON!!! The Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication (ABBC 2025) will be happening in JUST 57 DAYS. This premier symposium, which will be held in Lusaka, Zambia 🇿🇲, between August 26 and 28 🗓️, will aim to answer quite a daunting question: How can we…
