Editorial: Embark on GMO enlightenment on dos and don’ts now

 

The new scientific exposition on the recently released transgenic maize varieties into the Nigerian seeds market has taken a new turn with speculation of  being able to actually contaminate other surrounding conventional  maize farms, the reason why all plant breeders, the coordinating Biotechnology Agency of the Federal Government ( FG) at the states and local government where farmings activities are actually carried out must immediately embark on massive education and enlightenment of farmers on why they should not plant conventional maize varieties too close to anywhere transgenic maize are planted.

FG steps to check round tripping of maize, rice, cassava

Having identified round tripping as one major challenge in the 2023 dry season wheat planting through the National Agricutural Growth Scheme -Agro Pocket ( NAGS-AP) program, the Federal Government (FG) through the national and states working committees has decided to take the following underlisted steps to ensuring better inputs delivery for maize, rice and cassava.

Breaking News: FG releases ten seed varieties

 

The Federal Government (FG) Varietal Release Committee (VRC) now chaired by Prof. Olusoji Olufajo has officially registered and released about (10) seed varieties from wheat, maize and potato for more food productivity towards economic empowerment of farmers with food surplus to Nigerians.

Maize: Farmers move to crash price, plan to unveil Pyramid

The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) has disclosed that the association is working towards ensuring that the price of maize is crashed across the country to meet the demand for consumption and industrial use, just as there are ongoing plan to unveil maize pyramid in Kaduna.

Harvest plus calls for maize seeds mop-up

 *FMARD commends

A call to mop up vitamin (A) bio- fortified maize variety of 900 metric tons distributed to farmers for multiplications has been made by the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation Harvest plus representative in Nigeria, Mr. Yufus Dollar.

IAR receives certificate to commercialize GMO maize

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria has received a certicate of Tela maize open cultivation in Nigeria.  

GM maize progresses in Nigeria as farmers struggle with drought and insect pests BY NKECHI ISAAC

As farmer Ahiaba Sylvanus recalls, it never used to be necessary to spray maize, millet, and guinea corn with pesticides in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, where he lives. But the recent long drought, likely resulting from climate change, weakened the cereal crops, which were then attacked by insects.

50,000mt maize into market reduces price, say CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through its communication office has credited itself for the injection of 50,000 metric tons of maize into the market to step down price from N200.000.00 to N180.000.00 per ton.

FG plans to release imported maize into market

There are great indications that the Federal Government (FG) will soon release about 262,000 metric tons of maize into the market to reduce the current price of N155, 000 per ton to One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Naira (120,000.00). This was yesterday reported at 7’ O’clock news in the African Independent Television (AIT).