Farmers in Kenya Support Government Plan to Lift Ban on Biotech Crops
Thursday, 2015/09/17 | 15:52:21
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Kericho County Governor, Prof. Paul Chepkwony said, this county is ready to embrace agri-biotechnology and urged for more sensitization activities to ensure that farmers can make informed choices. " Africa is faced with a lot of challenges to food security and genetic engineering is a sure way out for them," Prof. Chepkowny added.
On his part, Dr. Ambrose Cheruiyot, County Executive of Agriculture in Uasin Gishu County, noted that the area which is the breadbasket of the country, had declined maize production in the recent seasons. He said that the County Government is ready to adopt technologies that would reverse this trend. Dr. Eliud Kireger, Director General of Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) assured the participants of the safety of biotech crops and of the country's capacity in handling the technology.
The event was organized by Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB-Kenya) in collaboration with Cereal Growers Association (CGA) and other partners.
For more information on the event, contact Dr. Margaret Karembu, ISAAA AfriCenter Director and OFAB Kenya Chairperson at mkarembu@isaaa.org. |
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