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WHAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW OF GENITICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO) AND NIGERIA

Nigeria developed and approved GMO cowpea (widely called beans locally), Therefore you have been consuming GM beans
in Nigeria since 2020

It was called Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) / Bt Cowpea — variety SAMPEA 20‑T — developed by Nigerian scientists at IAR, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, with partners. Approved for commercial release Dec 2019, and Nigeria became the first country in the world to launch GM cowpea.

Advantages
- Resists the destructive Maruca pod borer; cuts pesticide use and raises yields significantly.
- The Second‑generation improved versions are still in trials.


- There is no officially approved GMO “common beans” (like white/brown kidney beans, Phaseolus vulgaris) in Nigeria — only improved conventional varieties exist.

- Research on GM traits for other legumes is ongoing but not yet commercial.

The summary is that GMO cowpea/beans has been in the market but there are not yet other varieties Modified .
NB Cowpea is the other name for the beans you know i.e black eyed beans .

ARE THERE OTHER MODIFIED CROPS (GMO) IN THE NIGERIAN MARKETS?
Yes
LIST OF FULLY APPROVED AND USED CROPS IN NIGERIA

1. Bt Cotton (Bollgard II)

- Approved since 2016/2019, widely planted especially in the North

- Resists bollworm pests; cuts pesticide use; revives local textile industry

2. PBR Cowpea (SAMPEA 20‑T)

- Approved Dec 2019 — world’s first commercial GM cowpea

- Resists pod‑borer (Maruca); less spraying, higher yields

3. TELA Maize (SAMMAZ 72T–75T)

- Approved Jan 2024 for general planting

- Built to fight fall armyworm & stem borer, plus survive drought

Imported for Food/Feed Only

- GM Soybean and Maize — allowed for processing, not for local planting

- No commercial planting approval yet for these.


In Trials / Research

- Improved PBR Cowpea XTRA (stronger resistance)

- Cassava (disease & drought tolerance)

- Potato, Sorghum, Rice — still being tested, not yet released

Therefore umulem if you like, abandon your garden and continue eating those GMO and indomie However by this I am not condemning it or campaigning against it. The choice is yours.
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