US seeks to push Kenya, other African countries to adopt GM crops

Anti-GMO activists take part in demonstrations along Kimathi Street in Nairobi on December 8, 2016. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A Trump administration official is visiting Africa this week to promote government acceptance of genetically engineered crops.

Peter Haas, a State Department trade-policy specialist, told a three-day biotechnology conference in South Africa that use of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in agriculture can help meet the continent's food needs while also fostering improvements in human health.

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