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dc.contributor.authorKimani, Virginiaeng
dc.contributor.authorGruere, Guillaume P.eng
dc.coverage.spatialKenyaeng
dc.date.issued2010eng
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the implications of implementing information requirements under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety's Article 18.2.a in Kenya. It also assesses the challenges associated with the upcoming introduction of import regulations for genetically modified (GM) food in a country that largely imports and transports grain in East Africa. The analysis shows that Kenya has been importing GM grains for the past few years and that border control under pending regulation will be difficult and costly. While the Protocol's information requirement's "may contain" option does not require too much effort, implementing the strict "does contain" option will significantly increase the cost of trade and potentially the price of grains in Kenya. These results suggest that a regional approach to import control is necessary, and that Kenya should reconsider its support to the "does contain" option of the Protocol.eng
dc.identifier.citationAgBioForum, 13(3) 2010: 222-241.eng
dc.identifier.issn1522-936Xeng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10355/8971
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherAgBioForumeng
dc.relation.ispartofcollectionAgBioForum, vol. 13, no. 3 (2010)eng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
dc.subjectinternational tradeeng
dc.subjectgenetically modified foodeng
dc.subject.lcshGenetically modified foods -- Law and legislation -- Economic aspectseng
dc.subject.lcshForeign trade regulationeng
dc.subject.lcshGenetically modified foods -- Commerceeng
dc.titleImplications of Import Regulations and Information Requirements under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety for GM Commodities in Kenyaeng
dc.typeArticleeng


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