Mixed Reactions Over Kenya's Move to Lift Ban on Genetically Modified Crops
Move to allow GMOs opposed by those concerned about potentially harmful effects on health, environment and small farms
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Move to allow GMOs opposed by those concerned about potentially harmful effects on health, environment and small farms
GMO crops have many benefits to human health and the environment but there are also concerns about their safety.
President William Ruto chaired a Cabinet meeting that lifted the 2012 moratorium that restricted importation or open cultivation of GMO crops.
A law that would permit the commercial cultivation and sale of gene-edited crops, which are now prohibited by European Union regulations that still apply to the nation, was introduced in the UK in May.
Billionaire Bill Gates is pushing for the use of “magic seeds” as a way to combat food shortages, citing examples of GMO crops used in Kenya and India.