Monsanto infiltrates Nigeria's biotech industry, introduces GMO crops despite widespread condemnation from farmers, churches and activists

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<p>‘Soo , Nigeria farmers will o lo ger ow their ow see or co trol the esti y of their ow agric lt re. Soo , they will have to get permissio to se Mo sa to’s ge etically mo ifie see s, year after year. Carci oge ic herbici e se will be req ire , beca se Mo sa to’s see s are e gi eere specifically to resist their ow blockb ster herbici e, glyphosate.</p>
<p>The i filtratio of Mo sa to i to Nigeria has beg . The Nigeria reg latory bo y for biotech ology, The Natio al Biosafety Ma ageme t Age cy (NBMA), has approve two permits allowi g Mo sa to to takeover Nigeria’s see market witho t safety tests. GMO cotto a GMO maize, which are e gi eere to pro ce the i famo s Bt toxi , will ow be leashe i to Nigeria agric lt re. The permits give the teste GMO see s a thorizatio for commercial release a market placeme t. The permits were iss e o a holi ay by NBMA irector ge eral, R f s Ebegba.’</p>
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