My country at long last will join the Gene Revolution: Farmers in Kenya are about to plant GM crops for the first time.
This is wonderful news for a nation ...
It is common knowledge among Kenyan farmers that without fertilizer, crops wont grow.
Just as children need healthy diets to flourish, plants need special n...
The Daily Nation - Kenya published this article by GFN member Gilbert arap Bor. A link to the original article can be found below.
I was appalled to read in th...
When Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the city of Eldoret in June, he gave those of us who live here a great sense of hope about the future of farming, s...
If we didnt have maize, everything would be different, from how we farm to what we eat.
Less than one season ago, it seemed we were growing more maize than ...
Just as cooking a good meal takes the right ingredients, Kenyas Big Four Agenda needs the right ingredients of advanced science and technology, led by GMO se...
Farmers have good years and bad years. Here in Kenya, however, the good years never have seemed quite as good as they should be and the bad years have felt wors...
The Global Farmer Network (GFN) has collaborated with the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP) on GMO Beyond The Science III that follows the earlier I and II multi-p...
We've been told by trusted media and researchers that Kenya is on the brink of accepting biotechnology in agriculture. I've said it myself. And now, President K...
*EDITOR'S NOTE:please see breaking news from Kenya as reported Sept 1.
"In a decision hailed as the first of its kind for Africa, Kenyas Supreme Court on F...
D. Gilbert Arap Bor grows maize, vegetables and dairy cows on a small-scale farm of 25 acres in Kapseret, near Eldoret, Kenya. He also lectures at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Eldoret campus and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kenyan Fish Marketing Authority. Dr. Bor is the 2011 Kleckner Award recipient and a member of the Global Farmer Network.
