Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural industry say they are interested in using biotechnology to boost agricultural production.

The hangout is focused on sensitising Nigerians on Biotechnology, biosafety and the future of evolving agricultural productivity in the country.

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agricultural industry say they are interested in using biotechnology to boost agricultural production.

Food security challenges are concerns that need to be addressed globally and particularly in Nigeria.

Successes have already been recorded in the use of Biotechnology for agriculture, one of which is the modified beans variety with greater yields and lesser pest infestation.

Nigeria ranks as the world’s top consumer of beans, therefore increasing production of the product is an important step toward satisfying the country’s food demands.

This is because it is an integral part of modern biotechnology use in agriculture for safe production with good economic value and solutions to existing problems.

Nigeria has been advised to emulate countries like Japan, USA and Canada for food security objectives, as the lack of agricultural science and technology innovation is a barrier to agricultural progress.

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These countries have also recorded success in use of Biotechnology for improving agricultural production.