Over 170 cereal farmers trained on genetically-modified cowpea variety

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)/ Savannah Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) Scientists have trained over 170 small-scale cereal farmers in the Atebubu-Amanten Municipality to use a genetically-modified cowpea variety resistant to the Maruca vitrata insect. Maruca resistant cowpea was produced using genetic modification and engineering technique and the…

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