The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has been working on a biotechnology innovation testing for a blight-resistant Genetically Modified (GM) potato variety.
Potato late blight disease is a major problem for potato farmers in Kenya and can cause significant yield losses of up to 30 percent if no adequate control measures are put in place
KALRO, in partnership with the International Potato Centre (CIP), has been testing the ‘Shangi’ potato variety, which has shown high resistance without the need for fungicides.
