Pan-African Seed Conference Concludes, Upholding Seed Sovereignty

Aug 28, 2023

A Resolute Stand for Championing Farmers’ Rights, Resisting GMOs, and Paving the Way for Ecological Resilience WE, the members of the Seed Working Group of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa and allies drawn from 27 African countries and representing farmers,...

Kenya’s maize challenge

May 29, 2023

It is disappointing to see that in Kenya,  President William Ruto’s government lost a case seeking the Court of Appeal’s nod to import Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) maize into the country. President Ruto wanted to lift the ban on cultivating and importing...

FG to Deploy Safe Technology to Boost Food Production

Jan 23, 2023

The Federal Government has said it is aware of the contemporary challenges affecting agricultural capabilities in the country, and is ready to deploy safe technology to boost food production in Nigeria. This was made known by the Director General, National Biosafety...

Nigeria, Ghana commence consumption GMO crops

May 2, 2022

Nigeria and Ghana have commenced the consumption of first genetically modified BT cowpea with a view to enhancing scientific bilateral collaboration to boost food security in the West African sub-region. Both countries said that biotechnology is a cutting-edge tool of...