Monday 22 April 2024

Nigeria Becomes Second African Country to Approve Biotech Corn for Commercial Planting..

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Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of 2 people and text that says 'Dr. Ify Aniebo RV @IfyAniebo Nigeria approved the commercialization of genetically engineered corn in January 2024. Ijeomadaisy It's official. GMO corn is coming to a Pap near you! 입 P R Pnotr'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'Seun Osewa @seunosewa Follow Imported corn from USA is GMO. We might as well grow them here. The yield benefits are significant. … AuroraBorellisX @BorellisX 59m You're absolutely right about the yield benefits are significant but have you considered the health of consumers. It's no long news that safety concerns have been raised about GMO. Many countries in Europe and Asia don't make use of these seeds.'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of 2 people and text that says 'Dotun.eth @Otunba_Babyface Follow ··… If GMOs will make food cheap and abundant in Nigeria it should be welcomed, there will still be organic products for those that want it for now let's copy the world to solve hunger crisis in Africa. Agba Awo Trader @axislaundry Follow lol did u really know what GMO is,cos the more sufficient foods are the more we will build hospitals to treat cancer Victor Udoh @excelength 24m Already we can't even build Primary Health Care Centres... PACY'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of 1 person and text that says 'MmiriEnwello @Mmiri_Enwe_Ilo Follow … Nigeria that should be feeding itself and a major contributor to ending world hunger with her organic food from the vast arable land in her disposal is approving the commercialization of genetically engineered corn? Who do you think produces the most genetically modified corn/maize in the world? That's who will be feeding whoever signs on to this agreement, and there is no end in sight. Capitalistic monopoly with so many levels of national security implications. Whoever approved this don't care about your existence- Phot'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'Nice_One_Jare @KennedyOsu88208 Follow Nigerian farmers need to r3ally protect their seeds COz other than health hazards, thesE GMO seed have only one life cycle and would create dependence on US by next planting season. Which could be manipulated to drive food scarcity. And Pastor Chris has been saying these things. 9:25 PM 21/04/2024 From Earth 1.4K Views 2 Reposts 15 Likes 1 Bookmark This Oscar @oemohare 35m peint crastina copendane.'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'Nice_One_Jare @KennedyOsu88208 Follow Nigerian farmers need to r3ally protect their seeds coz other than health hazards, thesE GMO seed have only one life cycle and would create dependence on US by next planting season. Which could be manipulated to drive food scarcity. And Pastor Chris has been saying these things. L7 Oscar @oemohare· mohare 35m This is on point- creating dependence.lt shame. Ihope somehow people are able to save heirloom seeds. Pot'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of 1 person and text that says 'Dr. Ify Aniebo RV @IfyAniebo This is frankly a sad moment for me. A few of us fought aggressively to avoid the introduction of GMO into Nigeria. @GRVlagos challenged Akin Adesina on this policy. challenged the National Biosafety Management Agency at the National Assembly. @NnimmoB organisation still speaks against this. We targeted all angles: advocacy, community engagement, stakeholder engagement, policy and politics. One thing was missing: There was no political will.'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of 2 people and text that says 'Chinonso Kingsley @Kingslynoni· 1d Everybody should revert back to Akamu and Dawa 15 13 325 33K Dr. Ify Aniebo RV @IfyAniebo 12h Yes, Pap is a great choice! The only concern here will be corn grown with pesticides that are way past the limit safe for human consumption, and GMO corn. 11 25 285 19K Korede Ayanniyi @korede_A A Follow Whats the alternative to gmo foods,our entire food crops like maize,rice,beans,vegetables vegetables are gmo crops. The former minister of agriculture and now president of the africa development bank introduced gmos to farmers nationwide ምርታ'.
Photo by Ije-Luv on April 21, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of 2 people and text.


In January 2024, Nigeria approved the commercial release of four TELA maize varieties, which have been genetically engineered for improved insect-resistance and drought-tolerance. In addition to South Africa, Nigeria has become the second country in Africa to approve the commercialization of genetically engineered corn. In marketing year 2022/2023, Nigeria produced an estimated 12.7 million metric tons (MMT) of corn, with an average yield of 2.2 tons per hectare. According to the African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), yields of TELA maize could reach up to 10 tons per hectare if grown under good agronomic practices.Swipe to read reactions.
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