August 18, 2021 – Kenya CitizenTV “Smart Farm” reporter Denis Otieno visits KALRO scientist Catherine Taracha in the field for an update on disease resistant cassava. Cassava represents an important crop especially in the western part of Kenya, where sixty percent of the tuber is grown. Farmers however face a nightmare every season as they…
August 3, 2021 – The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has received approval from the Kenyan National Biosafety Authority (NBA) for environmental release of cassava that is resistant to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). The approval paves the way for conducting national performance trials (NPTs), the final step of testing new varieties before…
The Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved environmental release of genetically modified (GM) cassava event 4046, resistant to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). The disease-resistant cassava was developed by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO).
