The Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) is implementing a 6 year Gene editing project. The project will use gene editing technology to develop maize lines tolerant to Maize Lethal Necrosis, a disease that reduces maize harvest in Kenya by nearly a quarter on average. Four MLN-susceptible lines will be edited to make them […]
KALRO in partnership with STAK and the University of Nairobi is implementing a genetic finger printing project. The project objectives are to generate estimates of adoption of improved maize varieties in Bungoma and Embu counties of Kenya using DNA fingerprinting; To establish the degree to which farmers can accurately identify the improved maize varieties; To […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with KEPHIS and STAK, concerned about very low seed volumes of non-maize crops, proposed an amendment to the Seeds Regulations (2016) to include an enhanced category of Standard Seed. Under the new definition, Standard Seed” means seed that has met the minimum laboratory and post control standards for categories […]
STAK continues to lobby for the removal of VAT on vegetable seed and reclassification of pepper, water melon, coriander and peas. STAK under the umbrella of Agriculture Sector Network (ASNET) met with a team from Treasury on the 14th November, 2021 and discussed a memorandum that was presented on the Finance Bill 2022/23. The meeting […]
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has developed a platform known as the eping SPS & TBT platform. This platform facilitates tracking sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and technical barriers to trade (TBT) measures. Through the platform, a user can, amongst others: Browse notifications on new and updated product regulations. Findinformation on trade concerns discussed in the WTO SPS and TBT […]