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Science wins as Kenyan court dismisses landmark case against GMOs
Kenya is now free to roll out the cultivation and importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) after the Environment Court dismissed the case challenging the same. In a judgment delivered on October 12, 2023, the court said the petitioners did not provide evidence that GMOs harm the environment or human…
GMOs for food security: Kenyan university students express their support for GM crops
The pro-GMO march held in Nairobi on February 1,0, 2023 was an opportune moment for a group of Kenyan university students to proclaim their support for genetically modified crops, which they see as a solution for the country’s acute food insecurity. Their minds were unequivocal on the subject,…
Kenyans subjected to world’s worst misinformation on GMOs, study finds
Kenyans are subjected to the worst misinformation in the world when it comes to genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), a new study released today by the Alliance for Science has found. The study examined media reports on GMOs over three months between October-January. A whopping 40 percent…
Kenya approves GMOs after 10-year ban
Kenya has approved genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and broken free from a decade-long ban on the technology, a move that could trigger a major shift towards evidence-based solutions to agricultural production by leadership in the continent. The stage is now set for the country’s farmers to realize the full…
Kenya needs to overcome inhibitions about GMOs, official says
Supporters must build consensus around successful crop research to make a case for lifting Kenya’s ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a top agriculture official says. “We need to overcome our inhibitions about GMOs,” said Professor Hamadi Boga, principal secretary of Kenya’s State Department of Agriculture and Food Crops in…
New report highlights cost of delay in adopting GM crops in Kenya
A groundbreaking report authored by leading global and African institutions, reveals that Kenya has incurred losses of 157 million dollars due to delays in the adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops. The report, titled, Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya: The Cost of Delay, was released on November 28, 2024, at…
Kenya: Science wins, again, as High Court dismisses anti-GMO petitions
Kenya may just be free to roll out the cultivation and importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) after the High Court dismissed several petitions filed against the government’s 2022 order lifting a 10-year ban on GMOs. In a judgment delivered on November 7, 2024, the High Court said the…
Kenya gives green light to 58 GMO projects despite lawsuits and misinformation
Kenya lifted a 10-year ban on cultivating and importing genetically modified (GM) crops in October 2022. Scientists, who see GM crops as the answer to food insecurity, welcomed the decision. However, the move is opposed by lobby groups that went to court and got an injunction, thus blocking…
Head of premier biotechnology research institute assures Kenyans GM crops pose no danger to their health
I conducted some random research on the acceptability of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in Kenya. I called some farmers I know and asked them if they would plant GM corn if given seeds by the government. More than 95 percent of my respondents were categorical that they would not. Across…