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Raphael Owaka, a cassava farmer at his farm in Nyakach, Kisumu county. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]
Kenya will soon start planting Genetically Modified (GM) and disease-resistant cassava after the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) approved the release of the variety. The variety, Event 4046, is resistant to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and will help boost production and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers through increased income.
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