date:Apr 02, 2014
The government of Nigeria is set to develop bio-safety regulatory infrastructure in research institutions in the country, Minister of Environment Laurentia Mallam said on Tuesday.
The development of infrastructure would ensure safety in the application of Genetically Modified (GM) foods whenever Nigeria domesticated the new technology, Mallam said at a two-day workshop on Strengthening Regulatory Capacity of Institutional Bio-safety ( IBS) in Nigeria.
GM foods are foods produced from crops who