Members of Parliament from Burkina Fasoreceived guidance on formulating and implementing laws that stimulate technology innovation and adoption.
Technical capacities were strengthened to establish and manage functional biosafety systems for the safe use of modern agricultural biotechnology. Other technical support included national biosafety training workshops, biosafety short courses at African institutions and partner institutions outside Africa, notably at Michigan State University in the USA, biosafety internships, technical consultation support, and biosafety information resources.
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Key Results
Members of Parliament from Burkina Faso were sensitised on the formulation and implementation of laws that promote technology innovation and the country has adopted an improved biosafety policy to enable the commercialisation of biotech products and approved commercial planting of cotton and cowpeas
Technical capacities of critical Government departments to establish and manage functional biosafety systems for the safe use of modern agricultural biotechnology have also been enhanced through national biosafety training workshops, biosafety short courses at African Institutions and partner institutions outside Africa (Michigan State University), biosafety internships, technical consultation support and biosafety information resources
