On 11th July 2025, the African Technology Assessment Platform (AfriTAP), in collaboration Group on Erosion, Technology, and Concentration (ETC Group) and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), held an online webinar on “Understanding Biodigital Technologies: A Global Overview and Impact on Food Systems.”
The session was led by Jim Thomas of Scan the Horizon, who unpacked how rapidly evolving biodigital technologies are reshaping food systems and what this means for Africa. Emerging issues from the discussion underscored the urgent threat posed by unregulated biodigital expansion, particularly in Africa where data protection laws remain weak and poorly enforced.
Webinar link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAN3cYNMNmY
See full article of Faith Gikunda and Barbara Ntambirweki of AfriTAP and ETC Group on https://assess.technology/regional-platforms/afritap-webinar-exposes-the-growing-threat-of-biodigital-technologies-to-africas-food-sovereignty/