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Advancements in Biotechnology: Any Hope for Africa?

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206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

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Victor Ujor, UW-Madison. This talk examines barriers to biotechnology development in Africa, including unreliable electricity, limited investment, inadequate infrastructure, and skills shortages. It highlights practical, low-cost biotechnology training at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, in areas such as mushroom production, biogas, algae cultivation, fungal-derived products, and agricultural waste conversion. Through hands-on training and research collaborations ...