GM mustard policy: SC gives govt. time
The government had assured the court that there would be no commercial release of genetically modified seeds till the views of the public were collected and placed before the appraisal committee. The
Biosafety
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Parliament defers debate on GMO Bill
KAMPALA - Parliament again deferred debate on the controversial National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012, pending further consultations. The bill which was number seven on the order paper was
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MPs claim they were bribed over GMO bill
During Monday’s heated NRM caucus meeting, some MPs confessed to receiving bribes from multinational companies to support the National Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill, popularly known as the GMO bill.
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U.S. says hopes China will approve more GMO corn for import
The United States hopes that more varieties of its genetically modified corn will be approved for import by Beijing, the U.S. ambassador to China said on Wednesday. The comments came after the world's
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Nigeria: No GMOs Grown in Any Nigerian Farm- Dr Ebegba
The Director General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has debunked the information by some farmers that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have affected their farms, saying,
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No GMO product licensed by NAFDAC – Official
We only approved field trials, not planting, for GMOs - Nigerian govt.We only approved field trials, not planting, for GMOs - Nigerian govt. The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control
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Nigerian civic groups march against GMOs
Activists want Monsanto's GMO field trial permits overturnedActivists want Monsanto's GMO field trial permits overturned Nigeria deploys genetically modified cotton, maize despite safety concernsNigeria
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Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2016
The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its annual report showcasing the 110-fold increase in adoption rate of biotech crops globally in just 21 years
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Uganda: Pressure to Pass GMO Bill Gains Momentum
Will it, will it not? Uganda teeters on the brink of having a new bill to regulate genetically modified goods after President Yoweri Museveni cleared the air about which side he supports, writes JUSTUS
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Kenya GMO Corn Trials Said to Face Obstacle Over Import Ban
Kenya is withholding approval for field trials of genetically-modified corn because some officials argue that a ban on GMO imports applies to controlled growing tests as well, according to a person familiar