by Nnimmo | Mar 25, 2017 | Biosafety, Corporate Capture, Culture, Environment, Food, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
What We Eat (must not eat us): The key myths by which citizens are sold the idea of GMOs as being desirable include that they provide the most assured way of feeding the burgeoning population of hungry mouths in the world. The planks on which this highly seductive...
by Nnimmo | Mar 21, 2017 | Biosafety, Culture, Environment, Food, Policy
Nigeria does not need GM crops to satisfy its food and agriculture needs. We know exactly what we have to do and the Nigerian National Conference[i] of 2014 raised the caution with regard to then draft National Biosafety Bill. We agree with the concerns raised by the...
by Nnimmo | Mar 19, 2017 | Biosafety, Corporate Capture, Culture, Environment, Food
Biotechnology, ‘Scientists’, ‘Experts’, Government Agencies and Patriotism. Generally, when we speak of patriotism we evoke a sense of ‘nationalism’ and ‘loyalty’ to one’s nation or group. From the perspective of some commentators, patriotism means endorsing without...
by Nnimmo | Mar 13, 2017 | Climate Change, Environment, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
Communities stand up for the trees! Communities are best placed to monitor their forests because they live in the forests, depend on forest resources and readily notice threat and changes that occur in such forests. When the communities, such as yours, are especially...
by Nnimmo | Mar 3, 2017 | Analysis, Biosafety, Corporate Capture, Environment, Food, Policy
NIREC and the trouble with Nigeria’s GMO Twins: Recently there was a news report that the National Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) cautioned the Nigerian government with regard to permitting Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) foods into Nigeria. That significant...
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