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2009-06-19 | permalink
Forum launched to discuss benefits of GE crops for Tanzania
A forum has been launched to discuss benefits of agricultural biotechnology for Tanzania. Speaking during the launch of the Tanzania chapter of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB, the director-general of the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Dr Hassan Mshinda, said a lack of information on the opportunities offered by biotechnology had resulted in a slow adoption of agro-technologies that could help the country feed itself. He said developing countries had been debating merits and demerits of biotechnology in food crops while many of their people were undernourished.
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2009-06-19 | permalink
Forum launched to discuss benefits of GE crops for Tanzania
A forum has been launched to discuss benefits of agricultural biotechnology for Tanzania. Speaking during the launch of the Tanzania chapter of the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB, the director-general of the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Dr Hassan Mshinda, said a lack of information on the opportunities offered by biotechnology had resulted in a slow adoption of agro-technologies that could help the country feed itself. He said developing countries had been debating merits and demerits of biotechnology in food crops while many of their people were undernourished.
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