Agriculture agency backs growing of GMO cotton

A cotton farmer in Kisumu County. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has supported adoption of genetically modified cotton in Kenya, saying it could increase production threefold and create up to 600,000 jobs in farms and apparel factories.

In its latest bulletin for the second quarter, AFA says Kenya must establish a farm-to-factory supply chain for local cotton while discouraging import of finished textile products.

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