Expert Faults Safety Of GM Cowpea, Cotton Varieties

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The director of a non-governmental organization, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Mr Nnimmo Bassey has faulted the safety of Genetically Modified (GM) Cowpea and Cotton varieties recently approved for commercial release in Nigeria by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). This is even as he revealed that Bt trait was used to modify the […]

 

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