Key takeaways
- Nigeria is set to introduce a genetically modified cowpea seed to farmers this December, a development aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and reducing costs for local farmers.
- The Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) cowpea, developed by researchers at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, promises to significantly improve cowpea farming.
- Executive Director of the Institute for Agricultural Research at ABU, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar, stated that the PBR cowpea seed is engineered to resist the Maluca insect, a notorious pest that causes substantial damage to cowpea crops.
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