{"id":52973,"date":"2021-10-11T10:54:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T09:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=52973"},"modified":"2021-10-11T10:54:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T09:54:27","slug":"fg-approves-cultivation-of-genetically-modified-maize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/fg-approves-cultivation-of-genetically-modified-maize\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Approves Cultivation Of Genetically Modified Maize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has granted environmental approval for the evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize, a new variety of genetically modified maize developed by researchers at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.<\/p>\n<p>Approval for the cultivation of the crop was announced in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, jointly signed by the Communications Officer, West and Central Africa for African Agricultural Technology Foundation; and the Information Officer, IAR\/ABU, Yakubu Dodo.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the genetically modified maize would resist fall armyworm, stem borers, and tolerate moderate drought.<\/p>\n<p>The government decision was contained in a certificate issued to IAR by the National Biosafety Management Agency, the agency mandated to regulate genetically modified products across the country.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The certificate dated October 8, 2021, with permit code no. 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