Tag:Genetically modified beans

Agric & Biotech

Farmers to save N48b by adopting genetically modified beans

Nigerian farmers spend over N48 billion per annum on the purchase of chemicals to fight a deadly pest that destroys and reduces harvest in...

Michael Simire - September 18, 2022

Agric & Biotech

HOMEF calls for the prohibition of GMOs in Nigeria

A roundtable hosted by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) held in Abuja on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, beamed the spotlight on genetically...

admin - April 28, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Genetically modified beans safe for consumption, biosafety agency assures Nigerians

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) on Thursday, April 28, 2022, assured Nigerians that the recently-approved, genetically-modified beans is safe for both human consumption...

admin - April 28, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Coalition seeks ban on genetically modified beans in Nigeria, others

A coalition of non-governmental organisations, farmer groups and research experts from various African countries has called on the Nigerian government to revoke the permits...

Michael Simire - March 7, 2022