Kenya is set to import its first genetically modified maize, the trade cabinet secretary has said, as the government seeks to ease food shortages caused by the country's worst drought in 40 years.

NAIROBI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Kenya is set to import its first genetically modified maize, the trade cabinet secretary has said, as the government seeks to ease food shortages caused by the country's ...

A genetically modified drought-tolerant and insect-resistant maize variety is set to be launched in Kenya. The GM maize (WEMA Bt maize) developed locally under Kenya's biosafety regulations is said to ...

The Federal government has approved the commercial release of the transgenic insect resistant and drought tolerant maize varieties known as TELA maize. The approval was granted by the National ...

The Environmental and Lands Courts, led by Justice Oscar Angote, made a landmark decision in October 2023, allowing the reintroduction of Genetically Modified (GM) maize, specifically BT maize, into ...

A worker unloads corn at a processing facility in Misantla, Veracruz state, Mexico, in July 2021. Mexican leaders have approved a constitutional amendment to ban the planting of genetically modified ...

MILAN, July 12 (Reuters) - Three Italian ministries have signed a decree banning the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize, citing environmental concerns, the agriculture ministry said ...