Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

The environmental consequences of transgenic crops are the focus of numerous investigations, such as the one published in the journal PloS ONE, which was carried out by Cristina Faria and her ...

Doubts on the government's willingness to listen to the voice of the majority in the controversial genetically modified organisms (GMOs) debate linger even as public participation continues. The ...

Kenyan farmers will soon be able to grow GM (Bt) maize, a move that can save nearly 20 million bags of maize per year lost to pests. This is a major step by the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock ...

Genetically engineered (GE) crops with stacked insecticidal traits expose arthropods to multiple Cry proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). One concern is that the different Cry proteins may ...

Widespread use of genetically engineered Bt maize, designed to combat rootworm pests, has led to overplanting and pest resistance, jeopardizing the crop’s long-term effectiveness, according to a new ...

Dubbed the Cost of Delay, the study by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) found that five years of unnecessary delays in Kenya’s commercial adoption of Bt maize cost the country’s ...

A new study linking land use patterns and pest outbreaks in Bt maize suggests that slowing the resurgence of western corn rootworm may require a larger-scale strategy than previously thought. A ...

The Principal Investigator of TELA maize project, Prof Rabiu Adamu has revealed that Nigeria could save $168 million worth of chemical import annually from the production of the new maize variety.