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Regulating the Future: Africa’s GEd Landscape Unveiled

Government and Agencies

Government and Agencies

National bodies responsible for shaping policy, funding research, and aligning genome editing initiatives with development goals.
Regulatory Agencies

Regulatory Agencies

Institutions tasked with overseeing biosafety, ethics, and legal compliance of genome editing technologies.
Research Institutions

Research Institutions

Advance scientific knowledge through research, training, and collaboration on genome editing projects across disciplines.
Universities

Universities

Academic and scientific hubs conducting foundational and applied genome editing research.
Private Sector / Industries

Private Sector / Industries

Biotech firms, agribusinesses, and health startups driving commercial applications of genome editing.
GEd Landscape

Indicators

3500 +

Number of active GEd projects

70

Number of GEd Laboratories

17

Publications and reports available

16

Total number of countries involved

14

Countries with genome editing regulations

23

Countries with national GEd policies

233

Number of government and regulatory agencies engaged

99

Number of universities and research institutions involved

3

Number of private sector companies participating

102

Crops improved through GEd

235

Livestock improved through GEd

45

Countries with biosafety frameworks in place