Sir: A growing public outcry is brewing over the quiet spread of genetically modified (GM) food crops in Nigeria, especially the widely consumed beans, locally known as cowpea. The concern was ...
The debate over Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is growing in Nigeria. Since the government set up the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in 2015, the country has approved GMO crops ...
SEATTLE (AP) – Months after Washington voters narrowly rejected an initiative requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods, lawmakers are reviving the GMO debate in Olympia. Lawmakers on ...
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GMOs are optional, NBA says

By Milliam MurigiThe National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has revealed that it is not approving GMO technology to push it on citizens, but rather providing it as an additional option to strengthen food ...
The University of California opened its doors in 1869 with just 10 faculty members and 40 students. Today, the UC system has more than 300,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff, with 2.5 million ...
As the Great GMO Debate rages on, with each side claiming the other should check their facts before getting into the fray, the real issue at hand is being overlooked. Frankly, I don’t care about the ...
In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the real problem with GMO food, also known as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Specifically, we look at whether GMOs and GMO ...
Editor’s note: This is part of a series helping farmers to answer consumers’ frequently asked questions, from the big topics like GMOs and animal welfare to specifics on treated seed or tillage. If ...
In this April 24, 2014, file photo, Katie Spring rolls up plastic that was used to cover certain plants during the winter in a field at the Good Heart Farmstead in Worcester, Vt. Spring and her ...
The fears of GMOs are still theoretical, like the possibility that insertion of one or a few genes could have a negative impact on other desirable genes naturally present in the crop. Common concerns ...
Falsehoods. Misinformation. Disinformation. Confusion. That is the chaotic state of affairs in social and mainstream media, since President William Ruto lifted the ban on Genetically Modified ...