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Opinion: Agricultural technology can’t be ignored

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Kenya is on the brink of embracing biotechnology in agriculture. The MIT Technology Review made the claim in October: 'Kenya is thought to be on the brink of reversing its ban on GM imports.'

The news and commentary website Grist said it in June: 'Kenya is on the brink of approving GMOs.' I’ve been saying it myself for years: On the brink. On the brink. On the brink.

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