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Kenya genetic cotton linked to rise in voracious pest

The research could halt commercialisation of bio-tech cotton next year, even after farmers were trained how to grow the crop. [PHOTO: FILE]

By BOB KOIGI

In an ironical twist, the genetically engineered cotton varieties to be embraced by farmers on large scale have now been linked to destructive aphids.

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