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European buyers of Kenya’s horticultural produce are raising concern over the country’s lifting of the ban on genetically modified organisms (GMO)
European buyers of Kenya’s horticultural produce are raising concern over the country’s lifting of the ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The step taken recently and reported by www.trendsnafrica.com is forcing exporters to carry out extra certification to confirm that the products have not been enhanced by the technology.
GMO is yet to be fully adopted by the European Union. There have been concerns expressed by the EU when Kenya wanted to introduce biotechnology flowers to the market. The customers are repeatedly asking questions about whether the food articles are sourced from GMO-cultivated fields and insist on additional certification from authorised sources that they are not.
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GMO is a good technology for boosting food production. But politics surrounding it since the lifting of the ban have caused confusion all over. The European Union still accounts for the largest ratio of Kenyan horticultural exports. The lifting of the ban on GMO was done to alleviate high food prices as the main objective.
