中国生物工程杂志

AbstractBiotechnology in Africa lags greatly behind the rest of the world. Most African countries have not developed modern biotechnology until recent years. Biotechnology is being attached greater importance by African countries nowadays through enhanced training efforts, active international cooperation, and reinforcement of biosafety by means of widely involvement in UNEP/GEF biosafety programs. Particularly, the High Level Panel on Modern Biotechnology (ABP) has been established with the help and guidance of African Union and related international organizations to elaborate “African Biotechnology Development Report” which is dedicated to the vision of the African biotechnology development in the future. The understanding on the status and trends of African biotechnology development could have significant and positive effects on Chinese biotechnology and SinoAfrica cooperation.