Wakulima wa mahindi humu nchini wataweza kupata mbegu zilizozalishwa kwa kutumia teknolojia ya kisaki au GMO. Taasisi ya kitaifa kuhusu usalama wa bayoteknolojia inasema kuwa tayari mbegu za aina mbalimbali ya mahindi zimeidhinishwa. Mahindi hayo yatakuwa na uwezo wa kuhimili ukame, wadudu na magonjwa.

Kenya is ready to release GMO maize seeds for farmers following the lifting of the ban on GMO in the country. The national biosafety authority says the country has already tested and qualified varieties of white maize for cultivation that will be resistant to pests as other trials for crops like cassava and sorghum are currently ongoing. And as Brenda Wanga now reports, those seeking to import GMO products into the country will also be facilitated to do so through the authority as long as they fulfill the requirements of law.

Ten civil society groups have given the national government an ultimatum to reverse its lifting of the ban on GMOs failure to which they will institute legal action. The group says it may consider mass action to compel the government to rescind its decision. The groups cited lack of public participation and lack of capacity by the national biosafety authority to execute a regulatory role on GMOs processes.

Wakulima wa mahindi humu nchini wanatarajiwa kupata mbegu zilizoimarishwa kupitia teknolojia ya GMO kuanzia mwezi Machi mwaka ujao. Hii ni kwa mujibu wa wanasayansi kutoka taasisi ya utafiti wa kilimo na mifugo KALRO, ambao wamemaliza majaribio kwa mahindi haya ya bayoteknolojia. Mengi ni katika makala ya wiki hii ya Kilimo Biashara.
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Wakulima kutoka kaunti ya Makueni wanapokea mafunzo kuhusu athari ya kilimo cha kisaki au teknolojia ya GMO na jinsi ya kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabia nchi. Aidha wakulima wanashauriwa kupanda mbegu zinazoweza kuhimili ukame ili kupata mazao