THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has called on Nigerian scientists to advise the Federal Government on the acceptability or otherwise of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Ogbeh made the call on Saturday during a working visit to the Agricultural and Veterinary Complex of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria on Saturday. The minister said that opinion from indigenous scientists on the matter, would help from government decisions on the acceptability or otherwise of the organisms. What do we laymen do with GMOs, should we allow genetically modified grains into this country either for use or planting materials, please help us out,’’ he appealed. Abubakar, however, appealed for increased support from the ministry and the Federal Government to enable the institute to achieve its research targets in 2018.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 20, 2018 11:48 UTC