Tag:Genetically modified food

Agric & Biotech

Nigeria grants approval for cultivation of genetically modified maize variety

The government of Nigeria has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize, a new maize variety developed by researchers at...

Michael Simire - October 10, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Kano farmers list benefits of genetically modified beans

Farmers in Tudun Wada in Kano State have expressed joy at the release of the new Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea, saying it makes...

Michael Simire - November 8, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Nigeria to rake in $638m through Bt cowpea export – OFAB

The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), a biotechnology informative platform, says Nigeria could rake in $638 million in six years through cowpea export...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Groups bid Percy Schmeiser farewell, demand increased action to protect food systems

The GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance and Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) in commemoration of the World Food Day 2020 have called for more action...

Michael Simire - October 16, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Partnership to educate farmers on use of GM cowpea technology

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is collaborating with the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) to provide useful and timely information...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Agency to partner security agencies in enforcing biosafety law

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has approached various security agencies including the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) as well as the Nigerian Security and...

admin - January 28, 2016

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GMOs and unhealthy fixation, by Saletan

The war against genetically modified organisms is full of fearmongering, errors, and fraud, writes William Saletan in a recent edition of Slate (www.slate.com). Saletan,...

admin - July 18, 2015

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Why GMOs are not solution to food production

Every January and for almost two decades GM crop proponents celebrate the arrival of report of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech (ISAAA) on...

Michael Simire - February 18, 2015

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