In March 2006, the Agricultural Biotechnology Network in Africa (ABNETA) was launched in Nairobi, Kenya. The initiative, run by the African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum in collaboration with FAO, aims to help biotechnologists access information, communicate and collaborate with each other as well as key stakeholders. Its website has been recently expanded and updated, now including webpages explaining what biotechnology is and how some of the different biotechnologies work; links to relevant websites and ABNETA and FAO resources; and to a database (people or organisations can now register) built to facilitate networking among research personnel, breeders, NGOs, donors and other stakeholders around Africa. See http://www.abneta.org or contact [email protected] for more information.

09/04/2007