Gerald Andae
As Ukrainian conflict continues to disrupt global food imports, Kenya gives okay for farmers to import GMO cotton seed, a first for the country
At least 10 manufacturers including Bidco East Africa have been allowed to import 28 million kilogrammes of genetically modified organism ...
Kenya debates final approval of genetically engineered corn
The approval for commercialisation of genetically modified maize now lies with the Cabinet after scientists concluded field trials and handed ...
Kenya’s insect-resistant GMO cotton embrace boosts farmers’ yields and cuts down on chemical use
In 2018, President Uhuru Kenyatta under his Big Four Agenda made an announcement... allowing the cultivation of Genetically Modified cotton ...
Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda utilize Kenya’s biotech research, while nation still bans GMOs
Countries like Ethiopia, Nigeria and Rwanda are increasingly using Kenya’s biotechnology research findings to guide their food security plans as ...
Educating farmers key to biotech crop success in developing world
African countries and the Philippines have made significant progress in developing genetically modified (GMO) crops, adding impetus to the drive to ...
Kenya approves GMO corn and cotton field trials, defying health minister
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) [of Kenya] has defied the Health ministry and announced field trials for GMO crops.... Speaking ...
Kenya rejects GMO corn field trials, citing environmental concerns
It will take longer before Kenya conducts open trials on genetically modified (GM) crops after the government said the country ...
Kenya could lose millions in donor funding after stopping biotech crop trials
Kenya stands to lose millions of shillings in donor funding after the government failed to permit biotechnology crop trials, a ...
Field trials of pest-resistant GMO cotton approved in Kenya
[The week of September 5], the NBA [National Bio-Safety Authority] allowed Monsanto Kenya Ltd to conduct field trials on GM ...
Field trials of GMO maize in Kenya delayed by bureaucratic impasse
The controversy over Kenya’s plan to release Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) for field tests deepened yesterday after the Agriculture ministry ...
Kenya’s decision on growing GMO maize expected soon
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Kenyans will know whether ...
Facing threatened food security, Kenyan officials recommend lifting ban on GMOs
Due to low harvests and bans on imported grains from surrounding countries, government officials are urging the Kenyan government to ...