FIELD OF DREAMS
Nov 26, 2020
3 minutes
The day the government tractors came to plough at eNdelane, a rural village in the Eastern Cape, Wandile Khave was grateful. Even though they were a bit late, there was still enough time to sow the provided seeds by hand.
Past maize crops have not been very successful: Without fertiliser and pest control, the cobs were small and many were damaged by stalk-borer caterpillars.
Genetically modified (GM) maize uses the bacteria to produce proteins toxic to
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