Kenya’s biggest biotech moment offers opportunity to make money from GMOs

A new report by Chatham House, the London-based international think on global issues, has warned that Africa risks squandering opportunities to reduce poverty among the majority of her people amid a toxic debate about genetically modified (GM) crops.

The report, On Trial: Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa, published last month, says that the debate, which is characterised by misinformation, polarised discourse and politically-correct policies, has resulted into regulatory uncertainty, consumer distrust and weak farmer demand.