Farmers in Kano call for ban on GMOs
Farmers in Kano have unanimously called for banning of Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs because of the side effect they have on their farming system, health and on the environment.
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Dangers, benefits of genetically modified foods (3)
This is the concluding part of this piece. In the second edition, the focus was on the advantages of genetic modification. In this final part, the risks and benefits of GMOs are examined.
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Dangers, benefits of genetically modified foods (2)
The first part of this piece, published Monday, December 28, explained that there was nothing wrong with GMO technology, as it is quite safe for nations to adopt. In this edition the focus is on the advantage of genetic modification
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GMO Alarm: Dangers, benefits of genetically modified foods
While mankind grapples with the continued assault and ravages of diseases such as cancer, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and lately COVID-19, among others, the fear of the impact of genetically-modified organism, GMO, on human health and survival has been growing at an alarming rate.
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CSOs raise alarm over genetically-engineered mosquitoes in Nigeria
By Agbonkhese Oboh No fewer than 75 civil society organisations, CSOs, across the world have raised the alarm over moves to release genetically-modified mosquitoes in Nigeria, noting that the country was about to be used as a guinea pig for the project, which will endanger humans, biodiversity and to ecosystem balance. The CSOs noted that
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GMOs: MBMA plans new rules, guidelines to regulate modern biotechnology
By Michael Eboh & Fortune Eromosele The National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, yesterday, said it has commenced the drafting of rules and guidelines for the regulation of modern biotechnology practices and products in the country, such as genome editing. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Director General of the NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, disclosed that the essence
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HOMEF raises alarm over permit for Genetically Modified Maize in Nigeria
By Agbonkhese Oboh Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, has called on the National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, to revoke the permits granted for the reported water-efficient maize for Africa, WEMA, project in Nigeria. HOMEF said their call became necessary “as the maize event (MON87460) has repeatedly proven to be a failure in other countries”
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Nigeria not ready for GMOs—Nnimmo Bassey
GMO By Agbonkhese Oboh RENOWNED environmental rights activist and cleric, Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, has said Nigeria is not ready for Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs, given the poor health sector and non-effective regulatory system. Bassey, the Director of Home of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, made the declaration at a one-day workshop on “Promoting Nigeria’s Biosafety Media
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GMO food is postponed suicide in disguise, environmentalists warn
WITH the recent agricultural updates that if the world’s population should hit 10 billion, then the genetic modification of crops popularly called GMO would be the only way to meet food production, some environmentalists and agricultural experts have debunked the claim insisting that the world can always feed itself if wastage is checked.
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It is not true that GMO tomato has pig gene – Foundation boss
Dr. Issoutou Abdurhamane, Regional Director, African Agricultural Technology Foundations (AATF), has clarified that Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) crops can be replanted, urging farmers and other stakeholders to ignore propaganda against GMOs.
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