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.

In 2002, famine caused by devastating flooding and drought that occurred in quick succession compelled Malawians to accept ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker unloads corn at a processing facility in Misantla, Veracruz state, Mexico, in July 2021. Mexican leaders have approved a ...

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 Nigerian government has officially launched the genetically modified, high-yielding maize varieties in the country amidst a worsening food insecurity, but many farmers are resisting, preferring ...

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 ...

The announcement that the Federal Government had launched the transgenic TELA maize varieties in the country raised concerns in some quarters. The TELA maize variety belongs to a category known as ...

The Biden administration said it would request talks with Mexico over a brewing trade fight. By Ana Swanson and Linda Qiu WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said on Monday that it would take ...