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PBR Cowpea Revolutionising Nigeria’s Food Production – NABDA Boss

…As biosafety agency reassures of crop safety Cowpea As Nigeria prepares for the 2022 planting season, the director-general of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. Abdullahi…

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PBR Cowpea Revolutionising Nigeria’s Food Production – NABDA Boss

PBR Cowpea Revolutionising Nigeria’s Food Production – NABDA Boss

…As biosafety agency reassures of crop safety Cowpea As Nigeria prepares for the 2022 planting season, the director-general of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Prof. ...

GM Cowpea to Transform Nigeria

GM Cowpea to Transform Nigeria

CropLife International is an association, based in Brussels, Belgium, which promotes agricultural technologies such as pesticides and plant biotechnology.

GM Crops: “Nigeria in perfect position to lead Africa’s biotech revolution” – Cowpea Farmer/Expert

GM Crops: “Nigeria in perfect position to lead Africa’s biotech revolution” – Cowpea Farmer/Expert

Nigeria on the 7th of October last year reached a significant milestone when it became the first country in the world to approve Biotech (BT) Cowpea and usher the commercial release of the ...

Nigeria clears Bt cowpea for farmers’ use

Nigeria clears Bt cowpea for farmers’ use

Nigeria has reached a major food security milestone with the commercial release of insect-resistant cowpea — its first genetically modified (GM) food crop. Cowpea, also known as “poor man’s ...

With approval to plant GMO insect-resistant Bt cowpea, Nigerian farmer says her nation can lead Africa’s biotech ‘revolution’

With approval to plant GMO insect-resistant Bt cowpea, Nigerian farmer says her nation can lead Africa’s biotech ‘revolution’

haven’t wanted to plant cowpea here in Nigeria because the plant suffers from one of the worst enemies imaginable: the nasty maruca worm. But now farmers

Food safety, food security and genetically modified organisms in Africa: a current perspective

Food safety, food security and genetically modified organisms in Africa: a current perspective

(2021). Food safety, food security and genetically modified organisms in Africa: a current perspective. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. Ahead of Print.

Nigerian Farmers Excited to Join the Gene Revolution in Africa

Nigerian Farmers Excited to Join the Gene Revolution in Africa

I haven’t wanted to plant cowpea here in Nigeria because the plant suffers from one of the worst enemies imaginable: the nasty maruca worm. Yet now it’s really happening here—and I’ll ...

218 – An Engineered Cowpea for Africa

218 – An Engineered Cowpea for Africa

The cowpea is a high-protein food staple in parts of Africa, particularly in the growing countries of Nigeria, Niger, and Burkina-Fasso. Production is predominantly on small holder farms.  ...

Helping to breed better beans

Helping to breed better beans

Dry beans are a vital staple in Nigeria and other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, providing the main source of dietary protein for more than 70

Podcast: Bioengineered Food Disclosure

Podcast: Bioengineered Food Disclosure

This podcast episode aims to answer the question “What is the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard?” This is important for everyone to know about because the rule just went into ...

How COVID Affects Global GM Crops

How COVID Affects Global GM Crops

Dirt to Dinner is pleased to introduce accomplished Ghanian agriculture journalist, Joseph Opoku Gakpo, to Dirt to Dinner. A 2016 Cornell Alliance for Science Global Leadership Fellow, ...

Insect pest management in the age of synthetic biology

Insect pest management in the age of synthetic biology

Arthropod crop pests are responsible for 20% of global annual crop losses, a figure predicted to increase in a changing climate where the ranges of numerous species are projected to expand. ...

Sunday Evening News No 244 Press Releases - Gene Engineering - Genome Editing

Sunday Evening News No 244 Press Releases - Gene Engineering - Genome Editing

Sunday Evening News 244: Weekly overview on press releases and scientific literature on genetic engineering, genome editing, biotechnology and legal regulation.