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2009-05-07 | permalink
Kenyan farmers set to cultivate first GM cotton seeds
Kenya is on the verge of growing genetically modified cotton to increase its production and help reduce rural poverty while enabling local textile manufacturers access to cheap raw materials. Genetically modified cotton seeds known as biotech seeds (Bt) are on their final field testing stage by the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute pending mass distribution to farmers in January next year, said Mr Joshua Oluyali, the acting chief executive officer of Cotton Development Authority.
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2009-05-07 | permalink
Kenyan farmers set to cultivate first GM cotton seeds
Kenya is on the verge of growing genetically modified cotton to increase its production and help reduce rural poverty while enabling local textile manufacturers access to cheap raw materials. Genetically modified cotton seeds known as biotech seeds (Bt) are on their final field testing stage by the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute pending mass distribution to farmers in January next year, said Mr Joshua Oluyali, the acting chief executive officer of Cotton Development Authority.
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