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Africa BICs Communication and Outreach Activities. By Margaret Karembu ISAAA AfriCenter Singapore , April 4-6, 2011. Outline. Areas of responsibility Our Communication Goal (desire) Initiatives & activities in 2010 Updates on changing political landscape Challenges faced - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Africa BICs Communication and Outreach Activities
ByMargaret Karembu ISAAA AfriCenter
Singapore , April 4-6, 2011
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Outline
• Areas of responsibility• Our Communication Goal (desire)• Initiatives & activities in 2010• Updates on changing political landscape• Challenges faced• Planned Activities for 2011
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From R-L: Anthony Nderitu; Faith Nguthi; Brigitte Bitta; Ann Mukuna; Arnold Musanga; Margaret Karembu and David Wafula (PBS staff-hosted)
The AfriCenter Team
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Africa BICs Strategy
1. Strengthening capacity for crop biotechnology uptake
- Knowledge-sharing- Science Communication- Enabling policies - Regional harmonization efforts
2. Promoting strategic alliances and partnerships
3. Facilitating international representation of Africa’s biotechnology agenda
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Regions covered
Eastern and Central Africa
West Africa
North Africa
Southern Africa (thro’ partnerships) with Africa Bio
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Our desire for Africa by 2015Main Driver – Regulations for enabling, not
blocking Innovation and end-user satisfaction
2010 (3 countries)South Africa, Burkina Faso
and Egypt
2015 (up to 10 countries) South Africa, Burkina Faso,
Egypt, Mali, Togo, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania , Malawi
EGYPT
BURKINAFASO
SOUTHAFRICA
NIGERIA
KENYA
UGANDA
MALAWI
BURKINAFASO
TOGO
SOUTHAFRICA
EGYPT
TANZANIA
MALI
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Knowledge-sharing
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Africa Launch of Brief 41 Country Population
(Millions)No. of Impressions
Burkina Faso 13.2 32,120,000
Egypt 78.8 126,000,000
Ethiopia 85 20,000,000
Ghana 23 64,068,000
Kenya 39 41,660,006
Malawi 15 22,000,500
Mali 13.5 2,800,000
South Africa 47.4 1,226,006
Tanzania 37.8 15,000,000
Uganda 23 6,262,500
TOTAL 375.7 321,137,012
10 countries
Highlights translated in 9 African languages
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Some Africa
Launch events
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Banaman Mali
Translations of Brief 41&42 Highlights
Moore and DiulaBurkina Faso Amharic
Ethiopia
Luganda Uganda
Kiswahili Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and DR Congo
EweSpoken in Togo ,Benin
and Ghana
AkanDominant Local
Dialect of Ghana
Chichewa and ChitumbukaMalawi
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Contributions to Crop Biotech UpdateCurrently >1million subscribers
• Contributed 18 articles on key Africa biotech developments
Honorable Kityo, former member of parliament and the Secretary General of the Uganda National Farmers Federation, challenged Uganda leaders to change their attitude toward GM "to ensure that when Africa is waking up, Uganda is not left behind.”
• Achieved target subscription of 10,000
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Seeing-is-believing study tours in Burkina Faso and Egypt
Enhanced understanding of commercialization process
Appreciation of benefits
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Spain and Burkina farmers sharing the experience with the Egyptians
Biovision, Bibliotheca Alexandria, April 2010
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COP-MOP5 Preparatory Workshop for Africa Delegates
Key outputs: • Interactions with one of the
co-Chairs (Rene) of L&R working group
• COMPACT discussed• Communiqué outlining Africa
fundamental issues• Signs of informed
contributions at MOP5 -Kenya
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Sharing IEC Materials in various fora
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Science Communication
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Building Capacity in Science/Risk Communication (with PBS)
Regulators (National Biosafety Authority Board) Scientists Policy makers Journalists
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Strategic Alliances - OFAB with AATF
2-hour lunch meeting every last Thursday of
the month -topical issues; local and
international Speakers
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Member - Bt cotton commercialization taskforce in Kenya
• Sensitisation and stewardship committee• Creating awareness among extension officers
in two cotton growing areas-Rift Valley, Coastal region
• Developing simplified IEC materials• Radio programmes• Development of video on Bt cotton activities
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Regional harmonization efforts
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RABESA project under COMESABiosafety regional harmonization efforts
• 19 member states
• Population > 389 million
• Annual import bill of around US$ 32bn
• Export bill of US$ 82 billion
Africa’s largest trading bloc
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Challenges• Delay in the gazettment of biosafey regulations• Delayed multi-locational evaluation trials• In Egypt political restlessness may interfere
with the commercialization process• Strict biosafety regulations in Tz have halted
initiation of WEMA trials sending negative signs to product developers
• Increased activism and gross misinformation even among scientists
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Activities for 2011Target countries- Burkina Faso, Egypt, Malawi, Uganda, Mali, Togo
• Technology acceptance- sensitization and awareness creation in Universities and educational institutions, study tours
• Global report launches• Activities to facilitate favourable regulatory
processes• Development and translation of IEC materials
into popular local languages• Stewardship in commercialization though radio• Africa Communications Book
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Thank you!