Long banned in Kenya, insect-resistant genetically-modified cotton brings farmers huge profits

Long banned in Kenya, insect-resistant genetically-modified cotton brings farmers huge profits

Kenya Star | 
Despite severe drought in much of the country for four years, cotton farmers in Lamu county have had a bounty ...
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Kenyan scientists lobby for GMO Bt cotton approval to cut pesticide use

Star (Kenya) | 
Mwea cotton farmers in Kirinyaga have expressed concern over the high cost of pesticides. They say they have to dig ...
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Kenya approves field trials of bollworm-resistant GMO cotton

Star (Kenya) | 
The National Environment Management Authority [of Kenya] will approve performance trials for genetically modified cotton by [May]. Chief compliance officer ...
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Kenya unveils first-ever GMO label, riling activists who want imports banned

Star (Kenya) | 
The government has launched a genetically modified organism labelling mark that will be attached to food products on sale. Willy Tonui, ...

Kenyan authorities now deny that they approved field trials of GMO maize

Star | 
The National Environmental Management Authority has denied claims it approved GM insect-resistant maize for trial. . . . . Nema’s ...

Activists urge Kenya to pass law compensating farmers whose crops ‘contaminated by GMOs’

Star | 
The government has been urged to create a law to compensate farmers whose farms might be contaminated with GMOs. Kenya ...

Kenya to begin testing GMO maize, commercialization expected by 2018

Star | 
The performance-testing of GM maize will start in October in Kitale. This comes after the National Biosafety Authority early this year ...

Kenyan MP: EU’s draft bill on GMOs ‘intended to make Africa remain in subsistence farming’

Star (Kenya) | 
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. MPs have criticised a ...

Kenyan research on GM maize must reach farmers

Star (Kenya) | 
Dr Murenga Mwimali is the country co-ordinator of Water Efficient Maize for Africa. He was interviewed by AGATHA NGOTHO You ...

Kenya: National Biosafety Authority to ensure GM foods’ safety

Star (Kenya) | 
The following is an excerpt. Dr Willy Kiprotich Tonui is the chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Biosafety Authority ...

Kenya to get 249 million GMO technology boost

All Africa | 
KENYA is set to benefit from a US $ 3 million grant seeking to enhance knowledge sharing and awareness on ...
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