Argentina to partner agency on biosafety regulation

The Argentine government is to collaborate with National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in strengthening biosafety regulations in Nigeria.
This was disclosed when the Argentina Ambassador to Nigeria, Gustavo Dzugala paid a curtsey visit to the Director-General of NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, in his office in Abuja.
Dzugala noted that modern biotechnology have the capacity of enhancing the country’s economy especially when practiced in a safe method.
He said that the hues and cries against the adoption of GMOs is not peculiar to Nigeria but stressed that with the right legislation and best practices that the country stands to benefit immensely from the modern biotechnology.
In his remark, Dr. Rufus Ebegba said the agency was collaborating with the Argentine government as part of its efforts to enhance biosafety regulations in Nigeria.
The government, he said  was in the process of strengthening the biosafety system in order to be able to harness the dividends of the modern biotechnology as well as to address concerns raised by some Nigerians on the safety of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).
The MBMA boss maintained that government was very keen on diversification hence its readiness to make the necessary modifications to create the enabling environment for economic sustainability.