Abel Sefasi is a Malawian working for Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) as a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. His was trained at PhD level (Makerere University, 2014) in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology. His research involves the application of biotechnology tools like tissue culture, molecular breeding, and genetic engineering for the improvement of locally important crops of Malawi. He has been an active team member for the application of GM technology for the improvement of cotton and cowpea yields through improvement of insect resistance. At national level, he has been directly involved in the development of regulations for safety assessment of food and feed derived from GM crops or stacked GM events. He contributes to biosafety capacity building of national level, especially for the National Biosafety Regulatory Committees (NBRC) and Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs).