A renowned brand manager and ambassador for the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Mr Micheal Nwabufo, has urged the National Assembly to take a decision against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods in Nigeria.
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A scientific group, the Living Science Foundation (LSF), Ile-Ife, Osun, has raised concern over the potential adverse health effects of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) foods in the country.
The Federal Government says it will open a Help-line Centre and Transparent Communication to the public to provide clear and accurate information about the science behind Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO).
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), NGO, has called on the Federal Government (FG) to show Nigerians factual evidence that supports the open cultivation and commercial release of TELA maize.
Pesticides used in agriculture have long been the subject of controversy and misinformation – and the attention of regulators. Since before America’s first neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecticide was registered in 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been continually assessing the risks of this vital class of pesticide on plants, humans, animals, and the environment. EPA’s science-based risk assessments are the basis for their reputation in agriculture as one of the safest and most environmentally friendly agrochemicals in use today.
India is the world’s second-largest producer of grains, fruits and vegetables. This makes India a target for corporations pushing genetically modified crops. But India’s highest court has blocked planting of genetically-modified crops.
This week, I honored an invitation sent to me in November 2022. I was invited to make a keynote address at the 48th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Plant Protection, tagged “Kano -NSPP 2023” with the title “Plant Health, Crop Improvement, and Sustainable Food Security in Nigeria”. I was hesitant about accepting the invitation but the caliber and personal relationship with the members of the organizing committee could not allow me to reject it. With all the eggheads in crop protection and plant science around, why invite me, an agricultural engineer to talk as a keynote speaker? I later realized the wisdom behind the invitation, someone outside the profession should tell the professionals, his impression, thoughts, and the impacts of the profession on society. It is also an opportunity to talk about the GMT, the question of safety, and so on. This opportunity came on Monday, 15th May 2023 when I faced over 200 participants in the Plant Protection Conference and presented my thoughts on GMT, Food Security, Biosafety law, and public discourse on GMT.
A few years ago, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) rated eighty-six countries as low-income and food-deficient nations, thus, considered to be food insecure (http://www.fao.org/docrep/w9290e/w9290e01.htm). Forty-three out of these food-deficient countries are located in the African continent, which has a total of 58 countries. The most affected among the forty-three countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where chronic hunger, squalor, and abject poverty are widespread. This is despite overall gains recorded in food production and food security over a decade on a global scale.
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says a trial phase for the new TELA Maize is ongoing in some states…
Nigerian government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA maize, a new variety developed by researchers…