To those fighting this move, yet having noodles, breakfast cereals and eating imported snacks on a daily basis, y'all don't know how much GMO you have already consumed.I don't see any problem in using GMO responsibly. We have a big population and limited arable land. We need to take advantage of technology. The key thing is avoiding being slaves of big seed companies.
To those fighting this move, yet having noodles, breakfast cereals and eating imported snacks on a daily basis, y'all don't know how much GMO you have already consumed.
I think no one is fighting gmo , question is why are developed countries running away from it. We know nabii is god given and won't want to sign up Kenyans for sudden increase in cancer cases.
And why the sudden rush to onboard Kenyans to eat knowing very well comesa regulations ,a farmer in Kenya can't export gmos to the region.
Why must we copy the Europeans or anyone else? Why can't we make decisions that are backed by hard science?
Every beneficial thing comes with risks. Are we saying that the problem with food production in Kenya is the varieties grown?I don't see any problem in using GMO responsibly. We have a big population and limited arable land. We need to take advantage of technology. The key thing is avoiding being slaves of big seed companies.
Every beneficial thing comes with risks. Are we saying that the problem with food production in Kenya is the varieties grown?
Not poor agricultural practices, creating concrete jungles on prime agricultural land, poor food distribution, corruption and outright sabotage (dam money stolen, galana kulalu).
Will GMOs solve the latter problems?
If we can solve all other more obvious and impactful problems, and the question comes down to varieties, then we can carefully consider whether GMOs are worth the benefits at the expense of the risks. Problem is that we don't know what the risks are, and other countries have banned or are banning GMOs.
Anyway, your politicians are looking for scapegoats for the food problem, and the Gates Foundation are looking for Guinea pigs to be used as case studies in their publications.
Plus as mentioned above, US maize exporters could be looking for alternative markets for their GMO maize, just like US mitumba is dumped in kenya
Point is, gmo is the wrong solution to the wrong problem. If the right problem was solved we wouldn't be discussing gmo at the moment.There is no evidence that eating GMO is harmful to human or animal health. Why shouldn't we consider importing GMO food? Why should we let people die of hunger while.we.could feed them with GMO food?
For important issues, you don't settle for absence of evidence. That's plain laziness. You look for evidence to the contrary.There is no evidence that eating GMO is harmful to human or animal health. Why shouldn't we consider importing GMO food? Why should we let people die of hunger while.we.could feed them with GMO food?
You lost me there. Are you saying we should go out there and find the evidence that proves GMOs are harmful? What if they are not harmful? How can you find evidence to prove a negative thing?For important issues, you don't settle for absence of evidence. That's plain laziness. You look for evidence to the contrary.