Pressure is on for the government to embrace genetically modified seeds engineering to ward off threats presented by invasion of pesticide resistant pests and diseases.
At a workshop in Murang'a County, farmers and researchers, under the auspices of Cereals Growers Association (CGA), said maize is under serious threat from the pest, which threatens to destroy 70 per cent of projected harvests.
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