Table 3. Key regional and international resources for biotechnology information in Africa.

African Sources

African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF): http://www.aatf-africa.org

AfricaBio: http://www.africabio.com

African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum (ABSF): http://www.absfafrica.org

AfriCenter-The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri- Biotech Applications: http://www.isaaa.org/

Biosciences Africa:  http://www.biosciencesafrica.org

Eastern and Central Africa Biotechnology and Biosafety (ECABIO) program of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA): http://www.asareca.org

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA): http://www.iita.org

Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS): http://www.biovivioeastafrica.com

Public Understanding of Biotechnology: http://www.pub.ac.za

International Sources

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: http://www.agr.gc.ca

Biosafety Clearing House (BCH) of the Convention on Biological Diversity: http://bch.biodiv.org

Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Services (BINAS): http://binas.unido.org

Codex Alimentarius: http://www.codexalimentarius.net

Consumer International: http://www.consumersinternational.org

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Biosafety Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): http://www.fao.org/sd/RTdirect/RTre0034.htm

Food Biotechnology Communication Network: http://www.foodbiotech.org

International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology ICGEB: http://www.icgeb.trieste.it/biosafety/

International Register on Biosafety (IRB): http://www.unep.org/unep/program/natres/biodiv/irb/

Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Union: http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/

The European Consumer Organizations: http://www.beuc.org

The National Food Safety Database: http://foodsafety.ifas.ufl.edu/indexNFSDB.htm

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): http://www.usda.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): http://www.epa.gov

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): http://fda.gov

World Heath Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int