Uganda
Ratification
Convention on Biological Diversity (1993)
Cartagena Protocol (2003)
Legal Status
Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy (2008)
Genetic Engineering Regulatory Act 2018 (Under revision to include applications to health)
National Environment Act (2019)
Plant and Seed Act (2007)
Competent Authority
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST)
National Biosafety Committee
Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs);
National Focal Point
Ministry of Water & Environment
Biosafety Regulations/Guidelines
Guidelines for Containment (2006)
National Guidelines for Field Trials of GE Plants and SOPs (2012)
Standard Operating Procedures for NBC (Revised 2012).
Inspection Manual (2007)
Participating Institutions/Agencies
National Environment Management Authority
Regulatory Review and Approval Process
Currently for Research Only
Confined Field Trial Approvals
- Pest and disease-resistant cooking banana
- Vitamin-A enhanced cooking banana
- Disease-resistant cassava
- Pest, drought, and herbicide-resistant maize
- Disease-resistant potato
- Nitrogen use efficient, water use efficient, and salt tolerant Rice
Environmental Approvals
- None
