· *Budget planning to support
Group Picture during the end of year media party organised to journalists |
The Acting Director General (DG), National Agricultural Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) Prof. Alex Akpo has said that more Genetically Modified (GM) Crops with bio fertilizers and pesticides are expected to be produced in Nigeria against next year just as he added the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning is ready to give support to the plan. He stated this during the end of year media party organised to journalists.
Professor Akpa hinted that the NABDA had signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) with Bio-crops to massively expand biotechnologically
modified crops that would withstand vagaries of climate change with the view of
increasing the agricultural performance to commercial activities towards
economic diversification to more revenue generation and job creations.
Among the expected crops to be genetically modified are yam,
cassava, banana, plantain and all others inputs that would help increase the GDP of the country
especially on agriculture, added that the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning has expressed
interest to support the project having been convinced of its
economic importance.
He stated that among other items Nigeria farmers should look
forward to seeing in 2019 would be the release of Bio-fertilizer, Bio-pesticide
and Nematicides to better inputs application for higher yield to meet with the needs
of farmers.
The DG further said that with the achievement made during
the release of two BT Cottons added that BT Cowpea would soon be presented for
commercialization after seven years field trail through the appropriate
regulatory body.
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