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Kenya needs to embrace GMOs for food security, better incomes, says Ruto

Deputy President William accompanied by Governor Central Bank of Kenya Prof. Njuguna Ndungu and Nigerian Minister for Agriculture Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina during the official opening of Revolutionizing Finance for Agri- Value chains dubbed (Fin4ag) at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Rwaraka , Nairobi.

Deputy President William Ruto has said the Government is considering allowing the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) to boost food production as well as maximise farmers' income.

Use of biotechnology, he said, is one of the concepts the Government is contemplating applying to stimulate high growth in the agriculture sector.

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