Nigerian Govt Urged to Intervene as GMO Foods Flood Market

Over 30 different products mostly imported from the U.S., China, India and South Africa - labelled to be produced with genetically modified ingredients - are in the Nigerian market, research has shown. Stakeholders have urged the government to re-examine the entire architecture of biosafety in Nigeria to protect its citizens from consuming unwholesome foods, writes Leadership.

The adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) - commonly referred to as GM seeds by crop farmers - has been a subject of debate among scientists, environmentalists and even food activists in Nigeria and globally, writes Abdulkareem Mojeed and Ebuka Onyeji for Premium Times.

This article originally appeared on All Africa