GMOs safe for Ghanaians to consume — OFAB

The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Ghana Chapter, has endorsed the newly genetically modified Songotra T Cowpea in Ghana as natural and safe for humans, livestock and the environment. The platform disclosed this at a Scientific Community Sensitization Engagement organized in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) aimed to bring clarity on GM technology activities in Ghana and the status of work done on a GM product (PBR Cowpea) within CSIR. Dr. Daniel Osei Ofosu, Senior Research Scientist at the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission explained that the controversy surrounding the safety of GMOs was a false narrative propagated by anti-GMOs who don’t wish Ghana or Africa to be food-sufficient. According to the Senior Research Scientist Songotra T’s introduction would reshape the cowpea farming landscape, offering benefits that extend from the field to the consumer. The new ...