Bt maize has revolutionized pest control and many farmers have benefited, but some people remain skeptical of this new technology. Bacillus thuringiensis is a species of bacteria that produces ...

A new study from South Africa shows that the biodiversity of insects and related arthropods in genetically modified crop fields is essentially the same as that among conventional crops. Previous ...

Like many other transgenic crops, Bt maize synthesises its own pesticide: a toxic protein produced in its leaves and stems, which kills pests in a matter of days. Perfect, except when insect ...

Group Village Head Chilambwe of Traditional Authority (T/A) Chadza in Lilongwe and Alice Gubudu of T/A Kachere in Dedza—both of them smallholder farmers—are ecstatic about the prospects of eliminating ...

Widespread use of genetically engineered Bt maize, designed to combat rootworm pests, has led to overplanting and pest resistance, jeopardizing the crop’s long-term effectiveness, according to a new ...

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) have applied for a licence to plant genetically modified (GM) maize in ...

(March 24, 2013 Beyond Pesticides) A study by an entomologist at Iowa State University in Ames Iowa found that western corn rootworm is now resistant to two varieties of Bt-incorporated genetically ...

Kenyan farmers will soon be able to grow GM (Bt) maize, a move that can save nearly 20 million bags of maize per year lost to pests. This is a major step by the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock ...

Doubts on the government's willingness to listen to the voice of the majority in the controversial genetically modified organisms (GMOs) debate linger even as public participation continues. The ...

The Principal Investigator of TELA maize project, Prof Rabiu Adamu has revealed that Nigeria could save $168 million worth of chemical import annually from the production of the new maize variety.