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dc.creatorSengooba,Theresa
dc.creatorGrumet,Rebecca
dc.creatorHancock,James
dc.creatorZawedde,Barbara
dc.creatorKitandu,Lazaro
dc.creatorWeebadde,Cholani
dc.creatorKarembu,Margaret
dc.creatorKenya,Eucharia
dc.creatorMeredia,Karim
dc.creatorNampala,Paul
dc.creatorOchanda,James O
dc.creatorQuemada,Hector
dc.creatorRubindamayugi,Mugassa
dc.date2009-01-01
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-03T12:44:34Z
dc.date.available2019-05-03T12:44:34Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582009000100001
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/85051
dc.descriptionDevelopment and deployment of genetically engineered crops requires effective environmental and food safety assessment capacity. In-country expertise is needed to make locally appropriate decisions. In April 2007, biosafety and biotechnology scientists, regulators, educators, and communicators from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, met to examine the status and needs of biosafety training and educational programs in East Africa. Workshop participants emphasized the importance of developing biosafety capacity within their countries and regionally. Key recommendations included identification of key biosafety curricular components for university students; collaboration among institutions and countries; development of informational materials for non-academic stakeholders and media; and organization of study tours for decision makers. It was emphasized that biosafety knowledge is important for all aspects of environmental health, food safety, and human and animal hygiene. Thus, development of biosafety expertise, policies and procedures can be a stepping stone to facilitate improved biosafety for all aspects of society and the environment.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
dc.relation10.4067/S0717-34582009000100001
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceElectronic Journal of Biotechnology v.12 n.1 2009
dc.subjectbiotechnology
dc.subjectenvironmental safety
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectUganda
dc.titleBiosafety education relevant to genetically engineered crops for academic and non-academic stakeholders in East Africa


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