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Nature Biotechnology 26, 272–274 (1 March 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt0308-272

The 20-year African biotech plan

Jerome Amir Singh & Abdallah S Daar

To the editor: Last January, the African Union summit in Ethiopia designated 2007 as Africa's “year of scientific innovation.” It also marked the adoption of a 20-year biotech plan for Africa, and the endorsement of the African Seed and Biotechnology Program (ASBP) as a strategic framework for the development of the seed sector in Africa.