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The report shows Ethiopia, Malawi and Nigeria as the latest countries to plant GM crops joining South Africa, Sudan and Eswatini.
Women support the continent’s population by producing 80 per cent of its food, but gender is excluded from conversations that determine agricultural policies, while discriminatory laws and practices deprive them of their land, their rights, and their livelihoods.
In the case of Kenya, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority chair is appointed by the President according to the Energy Act of 2019. About half of the board members are government representatives.
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization plans to introduce Biotechnology Maize (Bt Maize) to farmers in the next three years to reduce yield losses caused by fall armyworms and stalk borer.
According to the UN agency, a vast majority of food loss across Africa happens between harvest and the point of sale, while very little is wasted by consumers after purchase.
There will be no fuel shortage in the country following an huge oil spillage at Samburu, the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has assured.
The recent refurbishment of sections of the Metre Gauge Railway (MGR) line is expected to play a significant function in sustaining businesses in the counties it serves as well as creating the requisite cargo volumes to improve the performance of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
The government has launched the genetically modified insect-resistant cotton seed variety dubbed BT to revive the dying industry. This launch makes Kenya the seventh country in Africa and the 15th country in the world to embrace the Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) cotton.
The umbrella association said on Monday that Kenya's leather industry is seeking joint ventures with Chinese companies to increase local value addition.