By Gerald Andae
Marketers say commercial interest will be key to determining whether to adopt the genetically modified (GMO) maize seed that is on trial in the country as part of their varieties.
They argue that their key market — the farmers — need to accept it first before they can adopt the technology once the country allows its commercialization.
“We need to weigh the benefits of science against commercial returns. We need to know the cost of production and many other underlying factors,” said George Osure, regional director for Syngenta East Africa.
Seed companies, he said, make profits by selling their commodity in huge markets and that there should be a sizeable number of farmers, not only in Kenya but also in the entire East African market for them to recoup production costs.
Seed Trade Association of Kenya (STAK) said without awareness, firms faced the risk of suffering huge losses…Read more>>
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