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2009-07-02 |

Uganda might not be ready for genetically modified crops

According to Makerere University Faculty of Science Lecturer and crop science expert, Prof Patrick Rubaihayo, Uganda is not yet ready to consume and export genetically modified plants, given its natural soil fertility. ”We should not even be talking of introducing GM foods in the country,” he said in an interview during a workshop organised by Uganda National Academy of Sciences and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology in Kampala.

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2009-07-02 |

Uganda might not be ready for genetically modified crops

According to Makerere University Faculty of Science Lecturer and crop science expert, Prof Patrick Rubaihayo, Uganda is not yet ready to consume and export genetically modified plants, given its natural soil fertility. ”We should not even be talking of introducing GM foods in the country,” he said in an interview during a workshop organised by Uganda National Academy of Sciences and Uganda National Council for Science and Technology in Kampala.

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