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October 10, 2025
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GMO Crop Rollout Delays is Costing Kenya, Study Warns

GMO Crop Rollout Delays is Costing Kenya, Study Warns

Kenyan farmers are losing billions of shillings every year due to delays in adopting genetically modified (GMO) crops that promise higher yields..

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Kenyan farmers are losing billions of shillings annually due to delays in adopting genetically modified (GMO) crops, according to a new report titled “The Cost of Delay.” This inaction, fueled by misinformation, has cost the country an estimated KSh 20.3 billion over the past five years.

  • Kenya has forfeited approximately KSh 20.3 billion in the last five years by not fully commercializing Bt maize, Bt cotton, and a late blight-resistant potato.
  • Daniel Kyallo, Senior Manager for Agribusiness, Policy, and Commercialisation, attributes these delays to widespread misinformation about biotechnology.
  • The report estimates that delayed adoption of these improved crop varieties could inject more than KSh 60.7 billion into Kenya's economy over the next three decades.

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