非洲：生物科技发展日趋重要

非洲是世界上生物科技最不发达的地区，现代生物科技在许多非洲国家还是新鲜事物。但近年来，非洲国家对生物科技的发展充分重视，不断加强生物人才培养，积极开展国际合作，高度重视生物安全，参与各种UNEP/GEF生物安全计划，并在非盟组织以及国际机构的引导和支持下，成立了生物科技高水平专家组（ABP）,撰写了“非洲生物技术发展报告”提出非洲生物技术发展构想。了解和研究非洲生物科技发展现状及动态对我国生物科技的发展以及开展中非合作有着重要的意义。

Overview of Biotechnology Development in Africa

AbstractBiotechnology in Africa lags greatly behind the rest of the world. Most African countries have not developed modern biotechnology until recent years. Biotechnology is being attached greater importance by African countries nowadays through enhanced training efforts, active international cooperation, and reinforcement of biosafety by means of widely involvement in UNEP/GEF biosafety programs. Particularly, the High Level Panel on Modern Biotechnology (ABP) has been established with the help and guidance of African Union and related international organizations to elaborate “African Biotechnology Development Report” which is dedicated to the vision of the African biotechnology development in the future. The understanding on the status and trends of African biotechnology development could have significant and positive effects on Chinese biotechnology and SinoAfrica cooperation.