Business Daily Africa
Viewpoint: 200 million Africans are chronically malnourished and 5 million die of hunger each year. The continent can’t rely on agroecology alone
A report by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) indicates that despite a decade of pro-growth and ...
Here’s how Kenya is inching its way into the biotechnology revolution in agriculture
The biotech research community in Kenya heaved with relief when the government lifted a decade-old ban on genetically modified organisms ...
11 tons of GMO corn seeds targeted for release in Kenya and Tanzania stalled in court
Four court cases have blocked the release of 11 tonnes of genetically modified maize seeds that were to be made ...
Kenyan GMO debate: ‘Widespread disinformation on GMOs and biotechnology makes the task of educating the public an onerous one’
In a recent opinion article the [Kenyan] MP for Gatundu South, who serves on the parliamentary departmental committee on agriculture ...
Viewpoint: Not a single peer-reviewed study supports the EU’s politically-induced pesticide bans — Why Africa should avoid the disastrous restrictions imposed and then rescinded by Sri Lanka
NGOs funded by Germany’s Green Party distribute rounds of videos starring local celebrities holding up tomatoes and sukuma wiki stating ...
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 ...
GM insect-resistant corn up for approval in Kenya could help fight devastating aflatoxin poisonings
Currently, [Kenya] is considering the approval and commercialisation of Bt maize. Although the intended purpose for Bt maize is insect ...
Viewpoint: Kenya’s crop gene editing greenlight is a start — but anti-biotechnology regulations still abound
Last month the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) published guidelines for the regulation of genome editing technology, making Kenya the second ...
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 ...
Kenya approves 6 gene-edited crops as it pursues food security, sustainable farming
[A]t the Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organisation (Karlo) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) biotechnologists are using gene ...
Viewpoint: Undue precaution—‘Achilles heel’ blocking expansion of biotech crops in Africa
The application of GM technology is hailed as a major success in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, China, India, the ...
Viewpoint: Effort to ban 262 pesticides in Kenya threatens nation’s ability to stop locust swarms from devouring crops
As locusts rage in the biggest attack for 25 years, the majority of Kenyans will never have seen the like ...
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 ...
Disease-resistant GMO cassava developed by Kenyan scientists moves closer to approval
Cassava farmers are about five years away from accessing disease-resistant genetically modified varieties, currently being tested in specific locations around ...
Kenyan government projects 50,000 jobs if drought and pest-resistant GMO cotton approved
President Uhuru Kenyatta [of Kenya] is betting on mass production of genetically modified cotton to create 50,000 jobs and generate ...
Uganda’s president declines to sign GMO bill into law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declined to sign into law a bill on the development and application of genetically modified ...
Kenya approves field trials for disease-resistant GMO bananas
The National Biosafety Authority has approved field tests for genetically modified bananas, moving the country closer to accepting growing and ...
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’s parliament calls for approval of GM corn field trails, rebuffing health secretary
[Kenya's] parliament has called for approval of field trials of genetically modified maize because the ban on GMO imports did not ...
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 ...
Kenya: Should decisions on GMO maize field trials be made by politicians or experts?
Health minister Cleopa Mailu’s decision to keep on hold the planned trials of genetically modified (GM) maize on the basis ...
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 ...
As Kenya prepares to lift ban on GMOs, critics say biotech crops aren’t only option to improve production
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion, and analysis. The debate sparked by ...
In Kenya, GMO ban casts shadow over biotech research and education
University lecturers have said the ban on genetically modified materials has caused many students to opt out of biotechnology courses ...
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 ...