Firm Develops Disease-Resistant Maize An Agricultural firm, Harvestplus Nigeria,  has developed vitamin A-fortified maize seeds which are disease-resistant and nutrient-rich. A maize specialist with the company, Dollah Yusuf said this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. He said that the vitamin A-fortified maize seeds would be...

A consortium of farmers, environmentalists and civil society groups have urged the National Bio-safety Management Agency (NABMA) to halt approval for the commercial introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) maize and cotton in the country. The development is coming on the heels of  Monsanto Agricultural Nigeria...