The open forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) is an awareness creation forum on biotechnology and biosafety.it was founded in 2006 by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF).OFAB has eight different chapters in Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso , Zimbabwe. OFAB Nigeria has its office located at the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Lugbe, Abuja.it has recorded alot of impact in the area of agricultural biotechnology by reaching out to farmers , biotechnology stake holders, media , legislative and the public at large.
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Thanks for visiting us,
some of ur questions can be addressed here especially as it concerns biotechnology in Nigeria.

Some of ofab events including house deliberations on biosafety bill.

Ofab events .

How does this forum intend to apply Biotechnology in Nigeria seeing that we are poor in technology know how?

@ Chanteh

This Forum creates awareness on the benefits of Biotechnology in Nigeria. A lot of Nigerians are misinformed or not aware of how we can channel our revenue source to agric and not only oil.
To Answer your question, Nigerians institutions like the institute of Agricultural research Zaria are already having confined field trials. Our scientist know the basis and our labs are already equipped. what we need now is the passage of the Biosafety law to regulate biotech practise and to enable our scientists to leave the confined sites and commercialize biotech.

Below are some of the pictures of Biofortified sorghum in confined field trial site.
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We badly need this in 9ja

This is welcome idea,buh d question is how can the young farmer or those that are interested get involved. How to get along and where those it happen.......

@areafada2, yes we do. Nigeria is quite populated, we try our best to go to different states in d 6 geopolitical zones every year

We work together with other research institutions and extension service agents who can facilitate the deployment of these product to farmers in the rural areas

habayomilawal:
This is welcome idea,buh d question is how can the young farmer or those that are interested get involved. How to get along and where those it happen.......

OFAB is on a serious quest for the passage of the biosafety law by Mr. President.
We have gone to seek for collaboration in media houses to lend their voice to ours for the bill to be passed

Good and nice idea but do we real small farmers be part of this lofty policy