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Ghana releases first GMO crop for commercial cultivation

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute has released the pod borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea, the first genetically modified crop to be developed in the country, for commercial cultivation. 

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute has released the pod borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea, the first genetically modified crop to be developed in the country, for commercial cultivation.  According to the Institute, this cowpea variety is resistant to diseases (pod borer pest), matures early, is highly nutritious …

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