State to review GMO rule as animal feed prices jump

Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries PS Harry Kimtai. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

The government has started the process of reviewing a directive that animal feed imports be 100 percent GMO free, a requirement that has seen traders fail to ship in yellow maize.

The move comes just weeks after Ukraine, which was the main source of yellow maize for millers, is in turmoil following its invasion by Russia, which has hampered logistics along the Black Sea as most ships keep off the area.

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