"GMOs In Nigeria: The silent part"
“GMOs, finally approved to be grown in Nigeria” a not so surprising news after all. The country has in recent times been trotting in the darkness of instability and economic uncertainty and it’s just not a big surprise that the oil rich nation would make room for such a decision as to approving the much controversial new wonder of biotechnology that many and more advanced countries in the world have out rightly banned. This rather fast approval which from reports took just a record time of two months from the time of application by Monsato could make the country the fastest endorser of GMO in the world. This seems just like another timely error with potential future consequences. The approval authorization reads thus” After a thorough analysis of the application dossier, risk management plan prepared in connection with the assessment of the application for the permit , it is unlikely that the proposed release will cause adverse impact on the environment and on human health . ...