The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA)’s Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources is carrying out a week-long exercise to assess policies and laws on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) within the East African Community (EAC)’s Partner States.
According to the Committee, the main objective of this activity is to assess policies and laws of Partner States on GMO and to make appropriate recommendations to the Council of Ministers on this matter.
The assessment commenced on February 4 and runs through February 9, according to a statement from the regional parliament. In Rwanda, it is being held in Kigali on February 8.
