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- Africa, a developing continent facing malnutrition, food crises and inadequate food production technologies has been slow to accept GM crops. The hesitancy to accept GM crops emanates from unfavourable policies shaped by public opinion, despite its potential for achieving the zero-hunger agenda.
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Jul 13, 2015 · Reuters. There’s a confined field trial taking place in rural Nigeria. The crop being tested is genetically modified (GM) insect-resistant cowpea, an important, high-protein, drought-tolerant...
- Jennifer Ann Thomson
Nov 1, 2022 · Africa, a developing continent facing malnutrition, food crises and inadequate food production technologies has been slow to accept GM crops. The hesitancy to accept GM crops emanates from unfavourable policies shaped by public opinion, despite its potential for achieving the zero-hunger agenda.
This is despite the fact at least 11 African countries have genetically modified crop approvals. African countries face the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, and genetic technologies have been proposed as potential solutions to these challenges.
Apr 23, 2024 · The perception of GM crops in Africa is largely shaped by socioeconomic factors, which range from considering them as a way to address issues related to food security to seeing them as a danger to traditional livelihoods.
Feb 8, 2021 · Colonialism has had a huge impact on the slow pace at which the indigenes accept GMOs and other biotech advances on the African continent. Most practices used in colonialism were characterized...
Jul 5, 2023 · Evidence from the past two decades that genetically modified (GM) crops could resolve low agricultural productivity, nutrition and food insecurity on the continent. Scientists have that GM...
integration of GM crops into African agriculture. This review provided light on the current state of adopting GM crops in Africa by offering a thorough grasp of the opportunities and diffi-culties that arise from the convergence of ethical concerns, legal frameworks, and public opinion.
