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South African court to hear case challenging Monsanto/Bayer’s drought tolerant GM maize

After five years of protracted legal proceedings, the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, will on Tuesday, February 7 and Wednesday, February 8, 2023,...

Michael Simire - February 6, 2023

Agric & Biotech

Govt begins trials for new Tela maize variety

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says a trial phase for the new TELA Maize is ongoing in some states to understudy the variety...

Michael Simire - June 23, 2022

Agric & Biotech

Nigeria set to deregulate genetically modified maize variety

Efforts to avail smallholder farmers in Nigeria with maize variety that combines drought tolerance, insect resistance, and other important yield and disease resistance traits...

Michael Simire - October 8, 2021

Agric & Biotech

IAR, AATF to unveil new drought resistant maize variety by 2022

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, says it is working in collaboration with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) to...

Michael Simire - November 6, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Promoters say Nigeria genetically modified maize trail result ‘promising’

Nigeria’s quest to introduce maize varieties resistant to insect pests such as Stem Borer and Fall Army Worm (FAW) and drought recorded what the...

Michael Simire - August 31, 2020

Agric & Biotech

Monsanto’s GM drought-tolerant maize challenged in South African court

The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) has lodged an appeal to the High Court of South Africa to overturn decisions of the GMO authority,...

admin - April 25, 2017

Agric & Biotech

Groups oppose Monsanto’s GM maize, cotton proposal

About 100 groups representing some five million Nigerians, comprising farmers, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, students and local community groups, have lodged an opposition...

admin - March 28, 2016

Agric & Biotech

Monsanto: More testing will follow GM maize release in SA

The new drought-tolerant maize trait, MON 87460, has been approved by the Executive Council of the GMO Act for conditional general release in the Republic...

admin - July 5, 2015

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