Ghana’s first genetically modified crop: why we created a new cowpea variety, how we tested it and what we found
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is an indigenous and staple crop in sub-Saharan Africa, but it has an enemy: an insect called ...
Tag: GMO
Citi Business Festival: GIRSAL CEO dismisses GMO fears as ‘mass hysteria’
The CEO of the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL), Kwasi Korboe, has made a strong case for ...
Court upholds National Biosafety Authority’s decision on 14 GMO crops
The Human Rights Court One (1) has dismissed the interlocutory injunction application filed by Food Sovereignty Ghana and others against ...
ActionAid Ghana joins advocacy against commercialisation of GMO foods
ActionAid Ghana has joined the call against the promotion of genetically modified products. Some 14 new Genetically Modified products were ...
14 GMO seeds not approved for cultivation – National Biosafety Authority
The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has clarified that it has not approved the cultivation of the seeds of 14 genetically ...
Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana raises alarm over GMO commercialisation
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has voiced its disappointment with the government's decision to approve the commercialisation of ...
Be coherent on GMO policy – Food Sovereignty to Gov’t
Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) has called on government to be coherent on its position on the introduction of Genetically Modified ...
Genetically-modified maize could help fight armyworm – Experts
Research Scientists attached to the Biotechnology Research Programme (BRP) of the Crop Research Institute (CRI), have advocated the development and ...
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