From The Citizen Daily, Dar es Salaam
By Al-amani Mutarubukwa
The Mikocheni Agriculture Research Institute will produce disease-resistant genetically modified cassava varieties.
Without specifically saying when they will be produced, researcher Joseph Ndunguru said the varieties would be resistant to cassava brown streak and mosaic diseases, which are reportedly threatening food security in Ukerewe, Mwanza.
He was speaking during a forum for agricultural science and technologies in Dar es Salaam. He said previous traditional ways to fight the diseases had little success.
Read full story >> - click on the headline.
Read about GM Food (copy and paste URL): http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/biotech/20questions/en/
No comments:
Post a Comment