Genetic crops are expected to gain wider acceptance in Africa as more home-grown projects emerge that will spread benefits among the poor, a Kenyan biotech expert said on Tuesday.
Several African nations ban genetically-modified (GM) crops, but much of the resistance has been against foreign companies introducing technology that may not be appropriate to Africa, said Florence Wambugu.
"No African countries own commercial GM crops," Wambugu, who heads the Africa Harvest non-governmental organisation, told a biotech conference in South Africa. "We need an African model that ensures that societal concerns and poverty are addressed."