Kenya's state-run National Safety Authority is set to approve importation of genetically modified maize into the country for the first time to mitigate a looming shortage, its head said on Wednesday.
The Kenyan government last week forecast a shortfall in the supply of maize, a staple in east Africa's biggest economy, of 14.8 million 90-kg bags in the 2011/12 season due to drought.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/kenya-allow-gm-maize-alleviate-shortage
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/beatrice-gachenge
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
