Reality II: The only crop that was to be released to farmers was Bt maize - which is not designed to deal with drought. Drought-tolerant GM maize has yet to be approved & it is unclear whether it will work or which farmers it will be most adapted for h
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RT @bdowduribe: @ziontree Kenyan farmers are NOT turning to GM maize due to dry conditions given GM drought tolerant maize is not available…
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@ziontree Kenyan farmers are NOT turning to GM maize due to dry conditions given GM drought tolerant maize is not available. It is unclear if such GM varieties will work or become available. It is also unclear which types of farmers they will be most adapt
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@farmingfirst and, more recently, genetical modified to resist the pod borer. I am the cowpea, black-eyed pea, or niébé. I recently co-authored this article that talks about whether GM cowpea will significantly benefit the most vulnerable cowpea farmers in