In Nigeria, there are mixed reactions towards GMOs. While there are pro-GMO activists arguing for the creation of a market for GMOs, there are also anti-GMO activists who maintain that GMOs and products from GMOs pose a threat to human health and the sustenance of naturally bred domestic...

Cross-pollination can be caused by birds, insects and wind. Genetically modified (GM) seeds are produced each year in a controlled environment to maintain their purity. However, pollen from the GM crop can be transferred to traditional crops. When the GM crop producers are in long-run...

Volume 10 of the Series contains the consensus document on the "Environmental Considerations for Risk/Safety Assessment for the Release of Transgenic Plants" developed by the OECD Working Party on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology. Transgenic plant varieties are subject...