The Argentine "Clarion" reported on July 15 that the Nigerian government recently issued the HB4 genetically modified wheat biosafety license to the Argentine- French joint venture Trigall Genetics , officially approving the company's operation from July 13, 2022 to July 12, 202 Import this variety of whea.
According to the report, this variety of wheat has been approved by the relevant departments of Argentina, as well as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Colombia, and Nigeria has become the first African country to approve the import of this variety of whea.
According to the report, Nigeria is an important wheat importer, and the approval of the import of genetically modified wheat this time has opened up a new channel for food security on the African continen.
Biosafety import of GM wheat from France