A genetically modified drought-tolerant and insect-resistant maize variety is set to be launched in Kenya. The GM maize (WEMA Bt maize) developed locally under Kenya's biosafety regulations is said to ...

A worker unloads corn at a processing facility in Misantla, Veracruz state, Mexico, in July 2021. Mexican leaders have approved a constitutional amendment to ban the planting of genetically modified ...

The first biotech food crop ever to be grown in the open environment in Kenya will be planted soon. This comes at a time Deputy President William Ruto has promised that the government will lift a ...

MILAN, July 12 (Reuters) - Three Italian ministries have signed a decree banning the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize, citing environmental concerns, the agriculture ministry said ...

The Nigerian government has officially launched the genetically modified, high-yielding maize varieties in the country amidst a worsening food insecurity, but many farmers are resisting, preferring ...

I traveled to Guatemala in July of 2019 to collect preliminary data and continue refining my dissertation prospectus. Originally, I was focused on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and seed ...

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