Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Although modern biotechnology holds great potential for agriculture, especially in developing countries, if it is not well regulated and managed, it can be of great disservice to the very people it is intended to serve. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is one of the international instruments t...
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| author | Njamnshi, A.B. Njakoi, H. |
| author_browse | Njakoi, H. Njamnshi, A.B. |
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| description | Although modern biotechnology holds great potential for agriculture, especially in developing
countries, if it is not well regulated and managed, it can be of great disservice to the very people
it is intended to serve. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is one of the international instruments
that regulate modern biotechnology but some West and Central African countries face many
challenges in its implementation. These challenges include, among other things, the lack of
biosafety laws, the absence of access and benefit sharing regulations, the absence of clear
biotechnology policies, poor government commitment to funding biotechnology research, poor
or lack of laboratory equipment, poor public perception of biotechnology and poor access to
information and communication technology. This paper discusses how these challenges hinder
the proper implementation of the Protocol and proposes a way forward by examining the
opportunities that are available for effective implementation of the Protocol in the sub-region. |
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| spelling | CGSpace55592022-11-29T17:48:02Z Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities Njamnshi, A.B. Njakoi, H. agriculture Although modern biotechnology holds great potential for agriculture, especially in developing countries, if it is not well regulated and managed, it can be of great disservice to the very people it is intended to serve. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is one of the international instruments that regulate modern biotechnology but some West and Central African countries face many challenges in its implementation. These challenges include, among other things, the lack of biosafety laws, the absence of access and benefit sharing regulations, the absence of clear biotechnology policies, poor government commitment to funding biotechnology research, poor or lack of laboratory equipment, poor public perception of biotechnology and poor access to information and communication technology. This paper discusses how these challenges hinder the proper implementation of the Protocol and proposes a way forward by examining the opportunities that are available for effective implementation of the Protocol in the sub-region. 2006 2011-09-05T12:09:22Z 2011-09-05T12:09:22Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/5559 en Open Access TSAP and ILRI Njamnshi, A.B. and Njakoi, H. 2006. Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities. In: Rege, J.E.O.; Nyamu, A.M.; Sendalo, D. (eds.). 2006. The role of biotechnology in animal agriculture to address poverty in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. Proceedings of the 4th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture and the 31st annual meeting of Tanzania Society for Animal Production, Arusha, Tanzania, 20–24 September 2005. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: TSAP and Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI. |
| spellingShingle | agriculture Njamnshi, A.B. Njakoi, H. Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities |
| title | Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_full | Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_fullStr | Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_short | Implementing the Cartagena Protocol in West and Central Africa: Challenges and opportunities |
| title_sort | implementing the cartagena protocol in west and central africa challenges and opportunities |
| topic | agriculture |
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