03 – 07 May 2021, National University of Lesotho, Roma

The Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture, through Multi Country to Strengthen Institutional Capacities on LMO Testing in Support of National Decision Making, funded by United Nations Environment Programme – Global Environment Facility (UNEP/GEF), under the guidance of Regional Agricultural and Environmental Innovation Network for Africa (RAEIN-Africa) held a training on sampling preparation and LMO detection, with the aim to strengthen LMO testing capacity for adequate conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. The participants were from two institutions; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (Department of Agricultural Research) and National University of Lesotho (Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Biology and Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Crops).