EDITORIAL: African governments fear, and perhaps rightly so, that despite their benefits, GM crops can be disruptive, increase food poverty and make African farmers hostage to Western biotech companies...
The main argument for GMOs is that they can help avert a food crisis and attendant social turmoil amid a rapidly rising global population. PHOTO | FILEReports that Kenya had agreed to introduce genetically modified maize into its food system ignited old fears and revived intense debate about the role of genetically modified organisms in assuring global food security.
Interestingly, opposition to GM crops has been almost universal if for different reasons. In the Global North, the birthplace of these technologies, opposition has centred around the many unknowns about the safety, health and environmental implications of GM food. African scientists have developed considerable capacity in biotech and are the brains behind many new crop varieties. It is also argued that yields in Africa can increase fourfold by improving agronomy and adopting best practices in crop management.
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