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OFAB - Agricultural Biotechnology and Agricultural  Development  for SSA Dr. Jacob Mignouna, Technical Operations Director AATF, 24 TH  November 2010 Safari Club, Nairobi  OFAB-AFRICA FIRST PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE CONSULTATIVE MEETING
Biotechnology: A 10,000 years journey Plant tissue cultured 1922 - 1934 Discovery of  Agrobacterium -  1907 Bt discovered - 1901 Mendel’s laws 1865-1901 Cell theory - 1839 Plant breeding / Seed trading 1742 Leeuwenhoek (Bacteria) 1683 Cheese / dairy products 1000BC Bread 3000BC Brewing / Fermentation 6000BC Domestication of plants 8000BC
Biotechnology: A 10,000 years journey China approves Bt rice and biotech phytase maize 2009 Herbicide resistant soybean, maize, canola Bt cotton commercialized 1996 Bt cotton field trials Virus resistance 1986 1st transgenic plants 1983 Human insulin produced 1982 Clone Bt toxin gene 1981 Schell & Van Montagu Discover plasmids in  A tumefaciens 1974 Watson & Crick DNA double helix 1st virus free plants 1953 Plant tissue cultured 1922 - 1934
Biotech crop countries have better development indices
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Biotech in Africa ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
African Agriculture - under serious threat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The central challenge for SSA: Increase agricultural productivity Yield of cereals (ton/ha)
Changes in Cereal Production From Changes in Area and Yield
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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Impact of Biotech Crops   Source; Compiled by Clive James , 2008
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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],BIOTECHNOLOGY DEBATE IN SSA
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],What is Africa Doing About Agricultural Biotechnology?
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],LEARNING FROM OTHERS
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OPEN FORUM ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (OFAB) IN AFRICA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],OFAB – A STRATEGIC INITIATIVE
OFAB CHAPTERS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Key note address first ofab consultative meeting november 2010

  • 1. OFAB - Agricultural Biotechnology and Agricultural Development for SSA Dr. Jacob Mignouna, Technical Operations Director AATF, 24 TH November 2010 Safari Club, Nairobi OFAB-AFRICA FIRST PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE CONSULTATIVE MEETING
  • 2. Biotechnology: A 10,000 years journey Plant tissue cultured 1922 - 1934 Discovery of Agrobacterium - 1907 Bt discovered - 1901 Mendel’s laws 1865-1901 Cell theory - 1839 Plant breeding / Seed trading 1742 Leeuwenhoek (Bacteria) 1683 Cheese / dairy products 1000BC Bread 3000BC Brewing / Fermentation 6000BC Domestication of plants 8000BC
  • 3. Biotechnology: A 10,000 years journey China approves Bt rice and biotech phytase maize 2009 Herbicide resistant soybean, maize, canola Bt cotton commercialized 1996 Bt cotton field trials Virus resistance 1986 1st transgenic plants 1983 Human insulin produced 1982 Clone Bt toxin gene 1981 Schell & Van Montagu Discover plasmids in A tumefaciens 1974 Watson & Crick DNA double helix 1st virus free plants 1953 Plant tissue cultured 1922 - 1934
  • 4. Biotech crop countries have better development indices
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  • 8. The central challenge for SSA: Increase agricultural productivity Yield of cereals (ton/ha)
  • 9. Changes in Cereal Production From Changes in Area and Yield
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