Farmers across the country have found themselves in a tussle of opinions about the recently lifted ban on Genetically Modified crops. Stakeholders from various sectors put up a case for what they see should be ideal for the good of everyone in mitigating the throes of famine, resulting from long bouts of drought. The organic agriculture sector has been on the fore to emphasize the need to conserve the indigenous seeds for their signiificant role in nutrition and food security.
This edition features a main article on the value of indigenous seeds and traditional foods that are facing the threat of extinction; a glaring pitfall that is irreversible unless efforts are put in to reclaim the prestige of the indigenous foods that are gradually exiting the stage.