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May 4, 2013
Tanzania - Expert cries foul over advent of fake seeds (IPP Media)
April 28, 2013
Seed Co. asks Malawi Government for amendment of Seed Act to fight fraudsters (Nyasa Times)
April 18, 2013
Namibia - GMOs to be benchmarked (AllAfrica)
April 3, 2013
Farmers reject Southern Africa Development Community's draft protocol for the protection of new varieties of plants (The Citizen)
January 27, 2013
Zimbabwe - Legislator sues Seedco Zimbabwe over seed deal (NewsdzeZimbabwe)
December 4, 2012
Kenya bans imports for genetically modified foods
November 29, 2012
Kenya bans genetically modified food imports
November 21, 2012
Kenya - Importation of all GMO foods banned (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)
November 13, 2012
Tanzania - Plant variety protection bill sails through the National Assembly (AllAfrica)
South Africa - Biotech labeling requirement in Consumer Protection Act delayed
October 11, 2012
South African consumers win GM labelling victory (Digital Journal)
August 25, 2012
Uganda: Leaders and poor administration block biotech law (AllAfrica)
GM labeling law in Kenya
July 31, 2012
South Africa authorizes import of Dow AgroSciences' 2,4-D herbicide-resistant corn for use in human food and animal feed but not for general planting (IOL News)
July 15, 2012
BioAct WG Launch in Morokko
July 3, 2012
DuPont’s Pannar deal hits antitrust pothole as Syngenta looks on (BloomsbergBusinessweek)
June 25, 2012
Uganda may allow GM crops to boost production (Bloomberg)
June 13, 2012
Agrément OCDE pour les semences maïs - L’Institut sénégalais de recherche agricole est prêt (La Gazette)
May 25, 2012
OM12-12 Modifications of Rules Proposals for the International Rules for Seed Testing 2013 Edition
May 9, 2012
Le Sénégal est le seul pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, engagé dans le processus d’adhésion aux systèmes des semences de l’OCDE (Agence de Presse Sénégalaise)
May 8, 2012
South Africa - DuPont files appeal of Pannar decision, turns to court over merger between its US-based subsidiary Pioneer Hi-Bred International and local company Pannar Seed (Business Day)
February 17, 2012
Ghana's Biosafety Act receives presidential assent and becomes law (Ghana Business News)
February 11, 2012
Tanzania backs plan for use of GMOs (AllAfrica)
January 16, 2012
Tanzania - Ministry of Agriculture approves 9 new varieties of maize seeds that are resistant to drought and diseases (The Citizen)
November 9, 2011
Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Pannar Seed appeal ruling which prohibits their merger (fin24)
November 4, 2011
UPOV Plant Variety Protection Gazette and Newsletter
November 3, 2011
U.S. Federal Register: Importation of French beans and runner beans from the Republic of Kenya into the United States
October 17, 2011
Tribunal bans merger of seed companies in South Africa - Ruling dashes Pannar Seed’s hopes of accessing state-of-the-art technology to fight its competitors (BusinessDay)
September 27, 2011
The state of the South African seed industry; Industry perspective of the Consumer Protection Act regulations on GMO’s; Agricultural biotechnology requirements into the future (ABC Agricultural Business Chamber)
August 20, 2011
Le Sénégal s’est mis aux normes Cedeao en matière de textes législatifs et réglementaires semenciers (Sud Online)
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