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Experts develop disease resistant cassava after 9 years of research

Genetically modified disease resistant and high yielding cassava variety in Confined Field Trial at the Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organization (Kalro) in Alupe, Busia. [Ignatius Odanga/Standard]

After nine-year research, a team of scientists from the Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (Kalro) has developed new cassava seeds that are genetically modified.

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