Video: How gene editing could help Kenyan farmers combat crop disease

In Kenya, maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND) has plagued crops and affected yields to the point where food security has become a concern.

Scientists have traveled from all over the world to study this disease, and while certain experimental GMO crops have shown tolerance, no varieties are 100% resistant to the disease.

However, thanks to a partnership between Africa’s largest seed producer Dupont Pioneer and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), new genetically-engineered varieties may be the answer to crop failures.

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