# Kenyan Gov’t Gives Nod to Use of Bt Cottonseed Cake for Animal Feeds- Crop Biotech Update (June 15, 2022) | Crop Biotech Update - ISAAA.org

> The Government of Kenya approved duty-free importation of GM cottonseed cake for animal feed manufacturing, allowing eight manufacturers to bring in up to 28,000 metric tons. The approval is intended to address a feed shortage and affordability crisis in the livestock sector.

- Date: 2022-06-15 · published 2022-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Kenya · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41067-kenyan-gov-t-gives-nod-to-use-of-bt-cottonseed-cake-for-animal-feeds-crop
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

The duty exemption and volume cap add supply to a short Kenyan feed market, which should moderate local cottonseed cake prices. The effect is limited by the modest tonnage.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- isaaa.org: https://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=19548

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