An associate professor of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof.
Aaron Tettey Asare, says the country must deal with the misconceptions around biotechnology and adopt it towards ensuring self-sufficiency and food security.He said the country cannot lose out on the value biotechnology brings to agriculture simply because of the misconception associated with the technology and everything possible must be done to incorporate it into agriculture.• Panel members during the discussion stage"Today we are in a globally interconnected world and no country can isolate itself and Ghana must decide quickly to fully explore biotechnology for growth" he said.Prof.
Asare who is an expert in Plant Biotechnology, said this at a youth seminar on biotechnology held at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) last Friday.Organised by the Open Forum on Agriculture Biotechnology (OFAB) Ghana Chapter of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in collaboration with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), the seminar was to educate students of the university about biotechnology and its relevance to food security and development in general.Prof.
Asare said the misconceptions surrounding biotechnology served as a disincentive towards efforts for its adoption in contemporary global economy.He noted that it was unfortunate that despite the fact Ghanaians were already enjoying biotechnology products from neighbouring countries like Burkina Faso, they still opposed the development of biotechnology products in the country.Prof.
