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Viewpoint: ‘Drought-sensitive crops keep Kenya on the precipice of famine’ — Why anti-GMO court challenges stall biotech solutions to Kenya’s food security
Dr Chris Ojiewo of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) says Kenya is on the path of a ...
‘No woman has grown a beard because of GMOs’: Kenyan president William Ruto challenges hysteria claiming biotech crops cause health problems
“I haven’t grown breasts despite taking Genetically Modified food. No woman has grown beards because of consuming GMOs.” ...
Two decades of propaganda from Kenyan activists threaten to undermine country’s embrace of sustainable agro-biotechnology
Across the country, people have formed a negative attitude towards genetically modified organisms (GMO) based on unfounded claims that have ...
Viewpoint: Massive drought, population rise, and lack of agricultural land spurred Kenya to embrace GMOs — not ‘corporate greed’
President William Ruto lifted a 10-year ban on Genetically Modified (GM) crops officially allowing the importation of the same into ...
US Department of Agriculture leads trade delegation to Kenya as African country embraces genetically modified crops
Representatives from 32 US agribusiness firms arrived in Kenya on October 30 as part of an American government delegation scouting ...
Video: Kenyan crop geneticist examines myths and truths behind country’s decision to end ban on GM seeds and foods
The Kenyan government banned the importation and growing of GMO crops and products following a 2012 study by Prof Gilles-Eric Seralini of ...
Kenyan farming experts urge permanent lift of GM ban to address animal feed shortage
Punitive local tax regimes, technical restrictions, challenges in access to foreign currency and logistics disruptions — most of these exacerbated ...
Viewpoint: ‘Only GMOs will save the livestock sector’ — Genetically modified crops could lower the cost of feed 20% in Kenya
The rise in cost of raw materials has forced 50 percent of Kenya’s dairy feed manufacturers to close shop or downsize ...
Kenya anticipates massive increase in crop production as GM, insect-resistant cotton distribution begins
The [Kenyan] Ministry of Agriculture started the distribution of Bt (Bacillus Thuringiensis) cotton seeds to farmers as it embarks on ...
Regulators in Kenya certify safety of GMO disease-resistant cassava
After a decade of toil, Kenyan researchers have developed a disease resistant cassava tipped to raise food security and create ...
Kenya could stop locust invasion within two months, despite coronavirus pandemic
The Government says it will take at least two more months to check the spread of the desert locusts in ...
Scientists at Kenya’s biosafety conference debunk GMO-cancer link blocking Africa’s biotech progress
Despite widespread reports that genetically modified foods (GMOs), cause cancer, no evidence exists to prove this, scientists and researchers have ...
Kenya will approve biotech crops on case-by-case basis, three months after proposing to lift GMO ban
Kenyans are still waiting on the Government’s decision as to whether it will lift the ban on Genetically Modified Organisms ...
High-quality hybrid seeds could help feed Africa’s growing population
Africa’s demand for food will more than double by 2050, driven by population growth and rapid urbanization. A growing population ...
Kenya to commercialize insect-resistant GMO Bt cotton later this year
The country’s textile industry is headed for a big boost after Genetically Modified cotton planting began locally. A journey of ...
