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Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world … (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity con¬straints, such as insects … long term. Uganda formally initi¬ated its short-term approach in the early 1990s; it involves the collection of both local …
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general. In 2008, the National Biosafety Committee of Uganda approved the guidelines for implementing con¬fined trials, which …
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A variable climate, political instability, and other constraints have limited agricultural development in African countries south of the Sahara. Genetically modified (GM) crops are one tool for enhancing agricultural productivity and food security despite such constraints. Genetically Modified...
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Modern biotechnology needs to be a part of the tools used for effective pov¬erty alleviation in Africa. As GE crops and other products are regulated products, it is imperative to establish regulatory systems that are commen¬surate with the potential risk of the technology. These systems...
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