Biosafety Regulatory Reviews and Leeway to Operate: Case Studies From Sub-Sahara Africa

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dc.contributor.authorKomen, John
dc.contributor.authorTripathi, Leena
dc.contributor.authorMkoko, Boniface
dc.contributor.authorOsei Ofosu, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorOloka, Herbert
dc.contributor.authorWangari, Doris
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-03T00:06:38Z
dc.date.available2022-05-03T00:06:38Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractWhile modern biotechnology and, specifically, genetic modification are subject of debate in many parts of the world, an increasing number of countries in Sub-Sahara Africa are making important strides towards authorizing general releases of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties for use by farmers and agribusinesses. Obviously, the documented economic and environmental benefits from planting GM crops—based on a track record of over two decades—are a major driver in the decision-making process. Another key factor is the increasing alignment of biosafety regulatory policies with progressive agricultural and rural development policies in Africa, resulting in—compared to past experiences—greater emphasis on anticipated benefits rather than risks in biosafety regulatory reviews. In several cases, this has led to expedited reviews of GM crop release applications, either for confined field trials or general environmental release, taking experiences and data from other countries into account. Such regulatory approaches hold promise as the pipeline of relevant, pro-poor GM crop applications is expanding as are the opportunities provided by novel plant breeding techniques. This review article analyses the shifting policy context in select African economies, resulting in adoption of new agricultural technology, and novel regulatory approaches used in biosafety decisionmaking. Case studies will be presented for Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda to analyze challenges, distill lessons learned and to present general policy recommendations for emerging economies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKomen J, Tripathi L, Mkoko B, Ofosu DO, Oloka H and Wangari D (2020) Biosafety Regulatory Reviews and Leeway to Operate: Case Studies From Sub-Sahara Africa. Front. Plant Sci. 11:130. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00130en_US
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fpls.2020.00130
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3190
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFront. Plant Scien_US
dc.subjectPolicy & institutional actionsen_US
dc.subjectBiotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectBiosafety analysisen_US
dc.subjectRegulationen_US
dc.subjectGenome editingen_US
dc.titleBiosafety Regulatory Reviews and Leeway to Operate: Case Studies From Sub-Sahara Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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