The newly published book Biotechnology in Africa: Emergence, Initiatives
and Future contains the summary of biotechnology status in Africa with
stress on the importance of political will in solving food and nutritional
security in Africa. The book was edited by Florence Wambugu and Daniel
Kamanga of Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation.

The book offers African voices from multidisciplinary fields to be allowed
to set the continent's biotechnology development agenda. According to the
authors, Africa's political leaders must see both clear benefits and have
elbow-room to drive the change required. This is the way that African
governments can employ workable policies, suitable
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biosafety legislation and regulation, and respond effectively to
public-private partnerships.


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