Delphine Carron

PhD in Agricultural biotech, residing in Kenya; tweets about biotech, public health, policy, agriculture and Africa. all views are my own.

[FarajaCancerSupport @FarajaTrust]

Ronav Vora is a young fundraiser who has been touched by the work that Faraja Cancer Support Trust does to support children and adults with cancer in Kenya. It is because of this that he has decided to organize a charity fundraising concert that will be held on Sunday, 11th June.

[Delphine Carron @DelphineCarron]

@destandaard Dit is een melanistisch luipaard. Wordt regelmatig hier gespot in Kenia in de laikipia regio, dus er zijn al heel veel foto’s van!

[Vestergaard @vestergaard]

We welcome the new guidance from @WHO on malaria nets.

PermaNet Dual is ready for production, and will contribute to the acceleration of the deployment of dual active ingredient nets in 2023.
https://t.co/aZByyt86ti

[Luis Ventura Martinez @luisventura_m]

Africa steps up genetic engineering for climate-resilient crops

African scientists say they are scaling up research on GM crops such as maize and cassava to increase food security on the continent as climate change places increased stress on yields

https://t.co/AT36r4LfNH

[AFP Photo @AFPphoto]

Dancers of the Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) perform The Nutcracker.
📸 @YasuyoshiChiba #AFP

[Musa Okwonga @Okwonga]

1/ Please RT:
I just got off the phone with a community organiser (https://t.co/LWfgYEiElf) who is trying to help black and Asian students out of Ukraine and place them with academic institutions in the EU. If any academics can help with that, please email at the above link.

[Vestergaard @vestergaard]

Patrick Sieyes, Head of Global Growth and Advocacy at Vestergaard is set to discuss the Private Sector Perspective: the Regulatory Framework for Vector Control Tools in Nigeria. Register here: https://t.co/Sh3iYdyIPD #OptimizeVectorControl #InvestInMalaria

[Delphine Carron @DelphineCarron]

@CrisiscenterBE @CrisiscenterBE
Kunnen Belgen die in het buitenland wonen (non-EU) zich in Belgie laten vaccineren?

[State House Kenya @StateHouseKenya]

Cabinet Approves Commercial Farming of BT Cotton.

https://t.co/y4Q0y7gbuY

[State House Kenya @StateHouseKenya]

1/3 Cabinet has approved commercial farming of BT cotton hybrids following successful completion of field trials conducted over a period of five years. The commercial farming of BT cotton is set to ensure farmers earn more from the crop through increased production.
@WilliamsRuto

[Alliance for Science @ScienceAlly]

Ghana is doing trials of #GMO rice that could be a game-changer for the rice production sector. NEWEST rice requires less nitrogen fertilizer & can tolerate drought conditions & grow in salty soils & still give good yield, reports @josephopoku1990. https://t.co/5mQhAasgOi

[Delphine Carron @DelphineCarron]

Hopeful message from President Kenyatta supporting commercialisation of Bt cotton in Kenya.
Let’s hope Kenyan farmers will have access to this technology soon!

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Biotech cotton: I know we are at an advanced stage of trials.

I direct the ministries of Agriculture, Industry, Environment, Trade, Health & Education to fast track the steps remaining towards commercialization of Biotech cotton

[Delphine Carron @DelphineCarron]

Weten doet ggo’s eten https://t.co/ffe6KYeu4a via @destandaard

[Carrie Horner @CarrieDHorner]

@TylerSeavey You made such a tremendous impact last week at bringing awareness to #bringkianohome. Can you do another tweet? It's been 46 days since Kiano got abducted! Court again on 5/22. #thanks

[Tyler Seavey @TylerSeavey]

All the reposting and retweeting of the first #BringKianoHome tweet caused tons of the right people to notice his story, however, he’s still not found. Please let’s do this again so the people who can help keep noticing! Retweet this post andtweet this graphic!

[Delphine Carron @DelphineCarron]

How glyphosate ban is negatively impacting small scale farmers in Sri Lanka https://t.co/pTWitcdiIV

[EuropaBio @EuropaBio]

The Institute of Agricultural Research in Mozambique is harvesting GM maize from a test trial for the first time in an effort to turn the negative tide affecting the agricultural sector. Learn more about GM here: https://t.co/qKGTqzo4H5 #GMO #biotech #FactsNotFear

[ISAAA_AfriCenter @afri_isaaa]

Farmers in Kenya voice their plight on the struggle of dealing with pests and drought. Could GMO Maize be their solution? Find out more by clicking on the link below. @OFABKenya @CIMMYT @kalromkulima @aatfafrica @OFABnigeria @OfabAfrica @UgandaBIC https://t.co/pcZsVByZP6

[Bayer Crop Science Europe @Bayer4CropsEU]

Europe’s regulatory authorities completed a multi-year reassessment and found #glyphosate is safe for use. Glyphosate has fulfilled all requirements for a full 15-year renewal. There is no scientific basis for approving authorisation for only 5 years.