Modesta Abugu
GM seeds likely to be in the hands of Ghanaian farmers by next year, scientists say
Ghanaian scientists say genetically modified seeds will most likely be in the hands of farmers by the start of the ...
Viewpoint: GMO cowpea can support biodiversity
Nigeria’s biodiversity is rich and unique, including semi-arid savanna, mountain forests, seasonal floodplains, rainforests, vast freshwater swamp forests and diverse ...
Podcast: Bt eggplant in Bangladesh—the GMO crop that boosted farmer profits 6-fold
Subsistence farmers in Bangladesh make a living by growing, harvesting and selling brinjal, or the fruit westerners know as eggplant ...
Podcast: GMO insect-resistant cowpea helps Africa combat destructive pests without chemicals
Cowpea is a critical crop in Western Africa. It is consumed by millions of people daily and provides important nitrogen ...
What role can crop biotechnology play in feeding Nigeria’s growing population?
[Editor's note: Modesta Nnedinso Abugu is program assistant for the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology-Nigeria Chapter and Fellow of Cornell University’s ...