Africa Harvest's Communication Director, Mr. Daniel Kamanga, says the continent "has hit the biotech acceptance tipping point and there is no going back". He was receiving Croplife International (CLI) Leafy Award, given annually to the best performing program, based on activities in 90 countries.

"Africa has made the critical shift. We are now focusing more on how to accelerate biotech crops commercialization, especially in new biotech countries such as Kenya," Mr. Kamanga said after receiving the award from Ms. Denise Dewar, Executive Director for Plant Biotechnology at CLI. The award was given to Africa Harvest, AfricaBio, the Africa Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum (ABSF) and African Seed Traders Association (AFSTA). Mr. Kamanga dedicated the award to "many dedicated African organizations and research institutes, scientists, technocrats, politicians, farmers and every person who add their voice, so that Africa can have the freedom to ...