Hybrid cotton seeds, Bollgard 2 , genetically modified, has been introduced to farmers by the National Biotechnology Development Agency, , geared towards reviving production and textile industries.
Gidado said, life has been brought back to cotton production, adding that contrary to the resistance to genetically modified organisms, BT cotton is safe for use and free of carcinogen. This is a product of modern biotechnology innovation that people talk about negatively. But contrary to the resistance to GMO’s Bollgard cotton is safe.
“In Nigeria even farmers abandoned cotton farming because farmers saw it to be no longer attractive due to low yields.
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