In 2002, famine caused by devastating flooding and drought that occurred in quick succession compelled Malawians to accept ...

A genetically modified drought-tolerant and insect-resistant maize variety is set to be launched in Kenya. The GM maize (WEMA Bt maize) developed locally under Kenya's biosafety regulations is said to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker unloads corn at a processing facility in Misantla, Veracruz state, Mexico, in July 2021. Mexican leaders have approved a ...

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The Nigerian government has officially launched the genetically modified, high-yielding maize varieties in the country amidst a worsening food insecurity, but many farmers are resisting, preferring ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A fully implemented ban on genetically modified corn in Mexico could disproportionately affect the nation’s lower-income consumers, according to a recently published study by ...

The announcement that the Federal Government had launched the transgenic TELA maize varieties in the country raised concerns in some quarters. The TELA maize variety belongs to a category known as ...

Bill Gates has weighed in on the food crisis in Africa, where an estimated 216 million children suffer from stunting and malnutrition, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB). Food inflation ...

Activists urge Centre to resist US pressure to allow GM maize, soybean oil and DDGS into India, warning of health and farm ...

MILAN, July 12 (Reuters) - Three Italian ministries have signed a decree banning the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize, citing environmental concerns, the agriculture ministry said ...