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- 29 Apr 2022
Experts Demand Immediate Ban of GMO Cowpea in Nigeria
A coalition of non-governmental organisations, farmer groups and research experts have called on the Nigerian government to immediately ban the distribution of Genetically Modified Cowpea, popularly…
- 22 Aug 2019
Nigeria Breaks History, Becomes First to Approve GMO Cowpea
Nigeria has made history by becoming the first country in the world to approve biotech cowpea, thereby adding a new biotech crop to the global biotech basket. This is according to the Global…
- 9 Jun 2020
FG Okays PBR Cowpea, Nigeria’s First GMO Food Crop
Federal government has approved the commercial release of the nation’s first GMO food crop- pod-borer resistant (PBR) cowpea. According to Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), an organization dedicated to…
- 16 Dec 2019
Nigeria Commercializes First Genetically Engineered Cowpea
Nigeria has reached a major food security milestone with the commercial release of insect-resistant cowpea — its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, according to Cornell Alliance for Science.…
- 1 Sept 2025
FG to Begin Labelling of GM Crops
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has disclosed plans to ensure that every genetically modified (GM) product follows standard regulatory procedures, such as labelling and traceability, to…