Genetically modified crops favoured to combat food crisis despite drawbacks

He said, “The labs in Nigeria cannot function properly because there is no constant electricity. Biotechnology needs constant electricity because most of the assays need to be completely frozen.

On his part, a professor of genetics and plant breeding at the Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Usman Izge, noted that despite the ethical concerns about genetically modified foods, such foods were necessary for sustaining the world population in the long run since it had been speculated that by 2050, the world population would be over nine billion.

He said, “Some of the companies sponsor people to destroy genetically modified crops and create fear in people about genetically modified foods altering one’s genetic makeup. There is no established research that genetically modified foods are dangerous to humans. Izge said, “There will be less labour cost, low purchase of insecticides which will invariably increase the country’s Gross Domestic Product. In Nigeria, genetically modified organisms are accepted and the National Biotechnology Development Agency controls and supervises the introduction of genetically modified organisms into the country. In 2008, I was one of those that participated in the round table meeting preceding how genetically modified organisms can be introduced into Nigeria.

Besides, a professor of biotechnology, Olu Malomo, described the genetically modified technique used in crop management as one introduced to ensure farmers and merchants were able to improve crop/food quality in a more efficient way.

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