House now seeks controlled trial of genetically modified maize

Kenya imposed a ban on GMO crops in November, 2012, citing danger to public health. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Parliament has called for approval of field trials of genetically modified maize because the ban on GMO imports did not apply to controlled growing tests as well.

The National Assembly’s Agriculture Committee wants the government to facilitate local researchers to conduct field trials of biotechnology maize as long as they are not for cultivation or commercial use.

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