Nigeria’s government is taking the bull by the horns and exploring various ways by which the nation can put an end to hunger. For the government, agricultural biotechnology has always been recognized as one of the formidable tools for the revival of food production. This recognition is supported by the fact that Nigeria became the first nation in Africa to commercially release the first transgenic food crop, PBR Cowpea, into the market in 2019, leading the way in advancing food security.
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The three-year tenure of the Country s famous genetics and plant breeding expert, as Vice Chancellor of Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Dr Omkar Nath Singh is going to be completed on September 18. Despite the severe shortage of human resources, the university has achieved countless
Deputy Food and Agriculture Minister Yaw Frimpong Addo is urging African governments to invest in biotechnology to improve agriculture on the continent.
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