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Kenya to start commercial production of GM cotton

Kenya has announced plans to start commercial production of Bt cotton. The country will release Bt cotton seeds at 1,000 demonstration sites in all parts of cotton growing areas by November. The hybrid variety will then be registered by the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service.

A final report on second National Performance Trials will be submitted to National Performance Trials Committee by September 2019. The process will be further approved by National Biosafety Authority (NBA) for environmental release and placement on the market.

Kenya’s Vision 2030 has identified cotton as a key sub-sector with the potential to benefit eight million people in the drier areas of the country. The country has the potential to produce 260,000 bales of cotton if area under cultivation was increased.

 
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