Uncertainty over GMO ban as Cabinet okays BT cotton

A Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation worker prepares the fields for the planting of BT cotton. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Cabinet has approved the growing of Genetically Modified cotton in the country even as confusion reigns over the 2012 ban on such crops.

The move will see Kenyan farmers get access to biotech (BT) cotton that has been touted as superior to the conventional one, with experts saying it can raise annual production to 260,000 bales, from current level of 28,000 bales.

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