Media practitioners have called on the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) and other scientists involved in developing and promoting Biotechnology in the country, to scale up sensitization among rural farmers. He expressed concern that peasants farmers toil day and night but in the end, the yield would be small. She said, “Let the farmers know that it is cheaper to farm the bt Compea and that it has more yield than the conventional and many people can benefit from it. Therefore the need to inform farmers is crucial since they are residents in rural areas”. She also made emphasis on the need for more sensitization, stressing that most farmers in rural areas are not aware of this significant technology.

Source: The Guardian August 22, 2023 17:12 UTC