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Joyce Brown: The failure of GMOs

The world today, Africa inclusive, battles with several food system related issues - biodiversity loss, soil degradation, non-communicable diseases and climate change. While these challenges...

Expert warns against consumption of genetically-modified foods

A Nigerian-trained physician based in South Africa, Dr Wale Sodade, has advised Nigerians to be wary of genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods due to...

Food systems and options for safety, sustainability

Inarguably, the development of a nation largely depends on its food system because food security is important to the individual and to the nation;...

European Commission to relax laws on genetically-modified food

Many genetically modified foods could in future be sold unlabelled on European supermarket shelves, according to an unpublished legislative proposal by the European Commission. A...

GMO foods may cause toxic effects, says physician

Lead Physician, Trauma Centre, Gwagwalada, Dr Femi Onasanya, has said that the results of most studies with Genetically Modified (GMO) foods indicate that they may...

Renowned geneticist cautions against adoption of GMO crops

A renowned Ethiopian geneticist and agronomist has cautioned against the adoption of a genetically modified (GM) variety, saying that it could pose a serious...

We’ve not licenced any GMO product, says NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it has not licensed any Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) based products...

GMOs: Why activists put citizens’ health first

On Monday, 15th August, I was privileged to be a panelist at the “Experts meeting on Bio-safety & Bio-technology-GMOs” organised by the Ministry of...

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Papua New Guinea leader declines COP29 participation, cites non-commitment to rainforest conservation

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, has confirmed he will not attend the upcoming United Nations Global...
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Oil & gas is solution to the climate crisis, says OPEC

When it comes to the climate crisis, the global oil and gas industry is part of the solution, not...

Murder of Ogunpa Forest Reserve: A monumental environmental crime

The scene of the crime, variously referred to as the Ogunpa Forest Reserve, the Ogunpa Dam Forest Reserve and...

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