Dr. Charles Waturu, Principal Researcher of the Bt cotton project at its trial farm in Mwea, Kirinyaga County last week. New money, estimated to hit more than Sh200 billion in the next five years is ...

David Kitiku, a farmer from Yatta, Machakos County, is laughing all the way to the bank after realising a bountiful harvest from his genetically modified Bt cotton. Kitiku is among hundreds of cotton ...

Biotech cotton has beaten back pink bollworm eight years running, reports a team of scientists from The University of Arizona in Tucson. The surprising finding is good news for the environment.

In a bid to stave off devastating pests and revive an ailing industry, Kenya approved the adoption of genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton in December 2019. By March 2020, the government gave the green ...