Decades and depths of research Kenya has invested to develop GMO crops

A farmhand sprays pesticides in a maize field at Kisii Agricultural Training Centre, to guard against fall armyworm attack. Researchers say embracing GM maize will help farmers eliminate the need for using pesticides. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

"Would you plant genetically modified maize seeds if given by the government?" I asked my mother and fellow smallholder farmers in my village in Bondo, Siaya County. The answer was a straight "No".

"Why?" I prodded.