AU roots for adoption of gene editing to boost food production
An African Union session at its headquarters in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. AU-Nepad officials are meeting policy makers from 11 African countries to discuss measures for embracing gene editing technology to boost food production in line with Agenda 63. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
The African Union (AU) is pushing for the adoption of biotechnology to achieve its Agenda 2063 on making the continent food secure in the wake of failing rains occasioned by the effects of climate change.
Africa Union-New Partnership for Africa's Development (AU-Nepad) officials are meeting policy makers from 11 African countries to discuss measures that the continent has put in place to embrace gene editing technology for boosting food production in line with the AU blueprint.
