Workshop Proceedings Report GMOs for African Agriculture: Challenges and opportunities

Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2010). Workshop Proceedings Report GMOs for African Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf/0014This proceedings report is the product of a two-day workshop hosted by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) from 17-18 September 2009. ASSAf, in partnership with the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities, the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) and the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) received funding from the InterAcademy Panel (IAP) to conduct a study on “Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Opportunities and Challenges in Africa”.1. Department of Science and Technology (DST) 2. Global Network of Science Academies (IAP