Adoption of GM foods in Africa still slow

“Most of the African governments have started to adopt genetically modified crops, it’s just that the pace has been slow when we compare to what has been happening in South Africa, which is now enjoying 15 years of GM crop adoption. There has been research that has been on-going at the laboratory level as well as the trials. Only four countries to date have adopted GM crops: South Africa, Burkina Faso, Egypt and Sudan,” Africabio CEO Nompumelelo Obokoh told CNBC Africa on Monday.

“Most of the other African countries are still putting in place their regulatory frameworks because when you look at this technology, you have to have in place systems that will ensure that this technology is harnessed or adopted in a safe and responsible manner.”

“When you look at agriculture just in general, not much has been put into it by our governments. It’s up to our governments to say these are the technologies that are here to stay; they’re already proved themselves over a period of years,” said Obokoh.  Read this article