Video: Blight-resistant GMO potato could help Ugandan farmers increase yields, reduce pesticide use

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A researcher holds late-blight-resistant potatoes and a conventional variety (smaller) from a field trial. Credit: International Potato Center

A GMO potato offers hope to Uganda farmers who are struggling with the devastating late blight disease. But politics have prevented this crop from reaching their fields.

Read full, original post: Uganda’s GMO Potato Story

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