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The ban on genetically modified organisms (GMO) continues to block efforts to introduce a new variety of cotton that promises to lower costs of production.
The Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton variety was going to be the first bio-engineered crop to be rolled out in the country in 2013 after trials were finalised by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari).
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