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Technical assistance from the PIM-supported Program for Biosafety Systems facilitated the development of scientifically sound genome editing oversight guidelines for improved applications in the agricultural sector in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria

The PIM-supported Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS) assisted four African countries in developing oversight guidelines for genome editing that accurately reflect the science and evolving regulatory trends for this game-changing, Nobel-prize winning technology. This outcome capitalizes on PBS’s nea...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
Subjects:
technology
development
biotechnology
guidelines
regulations
agricultural sector
trends
systems
biosafety
sciences
countries
programmes
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121658
Summary:The PIM-supported Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS) assisted four African countries in developing oversight guidelines for genome editing that accurately reflect the science and evolving regulatory trends for this game-changing, Nobel-prize winning technology. This outcome capitalizes on PBS’s nearly two decades of technical assistance aimed at enhancing the skills of decision makers in agricultural biotechnology regulations.

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