Feed millers push for GMO imports to cut rising costs

Agriculture Principal Secretary Hamadi Iddi Boga. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Animal feed manufacturers now want the Agriculture ministry to consider the importation of genetically modified yellow maize and soya beans to address the high production costs that have driven up consumer food prices.

Their plea follows a directive President Uhuru Kenyatta issued last week to the ministry to look into possible interventions that will lower the high cost of feed.

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