_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: mike@uniswa.sz Journal of Experimental Agriculture International 41(2): 1-7, 2019; Article no.JEAI.51673 ISSN: 2457-0591 (Past name: American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Past ISSN: 2231-0606) Genetic Manipulation and Product Shelf Life: Is There a Connection? A Developing World Perspective Michael T. Masarirambi 1* , Kwanele A. Nxumalo 1 , Diana M. Earnshaw 2 , Patricia J. Musi 3 and Bonginkhosi E. Dlamini 2 1 Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Eswatini, PO Luyengo, Luyengo M205, Kingdom of Eswatini. 2 Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Eswatini, PO Luyengo, Luyengo M205, Kingdom of Eswatini. 3 Department of Consumer Science Education and Community Development, Faculty of Consumer Sciences, University of Eswatini, PO Luyengo, Luyengo M205, Kingdom of Eswatini. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Authors MTM, DME and KAN designed the study, wrote the protocol, and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors PJM and BED managed the analyses of the study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JEAI/2019/v41i230394 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Bishun Deo Prasad, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering, Bihar Agriculture College, Sabour, Bihar Agricultural University, Bihar, India. Reviewers: (1) Raj K. Lal, Central Institue of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, India. (2) Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana. (3) Grace O. Tona, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/51673 Received 25 July 2019 Accepted 01 October 2019 Published 14 October 2019 ABSTRACT Genetic manipulation of plants is the science where there is deliberate modification of the genetic make up of plants. Such plants are referred to as genetically modified (GM) organisms. The practice of genetic manipulation of organisms has been practiced since ancient times, it is only that nowadays there is use of advanced technologies. However there are critics of GM technologies which include organic farmers, religious groups, environmentalists, trade protectionists, some politicians, some naturalists and African traditionalists. Some of the fears pertain to potential toxicity, allergenicity, possible antibiotic resistance, carcinogenicity and possible genetic contamination of other crops and wild flora. Other concerns include possible creation of new Mini-review Article