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Table 1 Bt cotton project partner and collaborator responsibilities

From: Harmonized biosafety regulations are key to trust building in regional agbiotech partnerships: the case of the Bt cotton project in East Africa

Partners

Role

Tropical Pesticide Research Institute, Tanzania

Conducting gene flow studies from Bt cotton to wild indigenous cotton varieties in the region

Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya

Conducting studies on the effect of Bt cotton on both the above-ground and under-ground non-target arthropod species

Makerere University, Uganda

Management and disbursement of the project funds

National Agricultural Research Organization, Uganda

Conducting studies on the effect of Bt cotton on both the above-ground and under-ground non-target arthropod species

Agricultural Innovation Research Foundation, Tanzania

Conducting risk assessment of the Bt cotton technologies, training of stakeholders and community engagement and awareness

Biotechnology and Biodiversity Interface

Provided funding for the project

Collaborator

Role

Monsanto

Allowed the trials meant to be conducted by TPRI in Tanzania to run next to the Bt cotton trials at KARI, Thika Research Station in Kenya