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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by Ajsmart(m): 1:23pm On Apr 02
GMO is poison and should be avoided at all cost just as we advised Africans to stay away from co-vid jabs.

Let the West consume the poison they’ve introduced. Africa has the land and the climate for farming like we’ve had for centuries. Farming should be encouraged and security provided for large scale farming.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by OMEGA009(m): 1:23pm On Apr 02
People are making noise about GMO. The eggs you eat on a daily, don’t you know that they are GMO?

Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by Minsk24: 1:30pm On Apr 02
Ajsmart:
TRUTH!

Stop supporting rubbish, u can feed 200 million people today, but can u do so when the population spirals tomorrow? The climate is changing, population is rising. .we must think out of the box to ensure food security...
Look at what is happening to cocoa production in west Africa, pest ,disease and climate change is reducing yield, if we had the technology, would it not be wise to see how the cocoa seeds can be redesigned to withstand some problems?
Look at China today, they spent years and resources to modify rice, they finally succeeded and it helped them to grow rice at a massive scale
Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by shotuns: 1:30pm On Apr 02
It is evil, run! run! run!...

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by WantsandMore: 1:32pm On Apr 02
JuanDeDios:

Good point. But - (1) Do we have the MONEY for the scale of mechanization that will solve our food problem? I mean, it's not that we don't know about mechanization, something has stopped us from doing it yet. (2) More droughts are coming and they're lasting longer. Will mechanization fix that?
of course, drought problems require irrigation solutions, yield problems require adequate use of npk and so on. GMO's are harmful. Have you seen the after effect of people eating GMO packed foods in the US? Obesity, heart diseases, metabolic diseases etc

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by specimen23(m): 1:34pm On Apr 02
The Op is obviously paid to promote GMO food consumption. First of all, Nigeria can produce more than enough to take care of 20x its current population.
The world is not overpopulated nor is it close to been overpopulated. The idea of overpopulation and climate change is an avenue to control people into thinking scarcity.Have you ever been on an airplane, and see the vast expanse of arable farmland we have compared to population?
Ask yourself why certain disease are found more amongst the rich, how many people do you see in the villages that have cancer, asthma, eye problems. GMO is the pathway to population control, don't be deceived and stop deceiving others.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by frog12: 1:35pm On Apr 02
nigeria don adopt am. copy copy ofcourse grin grin grin

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by SeriouslySense(m): 1:52pm On Apr 02
If you see how souless nigerians follow them because of money, they are willing to even poison people to earn money and seem scientific smiley

They will be speaking english meanwhile they want to adopt poisonous foods.

Before we know it, they will say, insects are better than meat, and synthetic meat (laboratory meat) is better than real meat.
frog12:
nigeria don adopt am. copy copy ofcourse grin grin grin

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by Cruz889(m): 1:52pm On Apr 02
JuanDeDios:

I'm curious as to the bolded - do you have evidence they don't? smiley I know people who have headed companies and worked marketing: the fact is that some of the people you mentioned are not allowed not to eat these things - they have to. Do you know what would happen the day the Washington Post gets wind of the fact he doesn't eat it? His multibillion investment is gone.

As for its rejection being scientific, the fact is that the initial fears have not materialised. I understand what you wrote, but science doesn't work like that–which is why science is fact-based. For example, groundnut contains known carcinogens, yet there is zero evidence that groundnuts actually cause cancer. See? That is why the EU is about to change its stance - because evidence has failed to show up that GMOs ACTUALLY cause cancer.

Bro, perhaps you should read on the rise in type 2 diabetes due to genetic modification of wheat producing plant.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by Father4all: 1:54pm On Apr 02
Genetically modified food Kee you there. You wan give people cancer abi?

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by Smithwilliams826: 1:58pm On Apr 02
No.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by tophempire: 1:58pm On Apr 02
IF NOT FOR LAZINESS AND POOR LEADERSHIP WHATS OUR BUSINESS WITH GMO?

E U ARE TALKING OF GMO BECAUSE NO MORE BLACK SLAVES TO TILL THEIR FARMS WITHOUT SOMEONE SAYING SOMETHING.

GMO IS A VIRUS

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by cescky(m): 2:05pm On Apr 02
soccerlite:


Why did EU lawmakers rejected gmo

nobody with open eyes accepts and drinks poison

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by skillzlujan(m): 2:09pm On Apr 02
WE DON'T NEED GMO FOODS IN AFRICA!!!!
RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THEY ARE NOT HEALTHY FOR CONSUMPTION. THERE'S ALSO AN AGENDA TO CONTROL FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN BY PHASING OUT ORGANIC FARMING OUR FORE FATHERS PRACTICED THEN WE HAVE TO RELY ON CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR GMO SEEDS. SEEDS THAT COULD BE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED NOT TO REPRODUCE AT ALL AFTER FIRST PLANTATION OR NOT REPRODUCE AFTER A RESTRICTED NUMBER OF TIMES OF PLANTING.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by OBA2503: 2:12pm On Apr 02
Currently, about 98% of seeds produced around the world are genetically modified to meet the demand for food.
All this noise about GMOs are just hearsay.
The developed world know better and have been producing GMOs for decades.
Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by BigBashiru: 2:15pm On Apr 02
yesloaded:
What we need is birth control

It's sickening seeing a man who earn less than 100k per month marrying 2 wives and gave birth to more than 10 children

We need to educate the illiterates about the danger of giving birth to children like bed bugs

On a norm, each married couple should give birth to only 2 or maximum of 3 children, give them quality education or professional trade

Foolish westernised man. If I check well you are in a western country or have lived in a western country. I have seen many children from so many poor backgrounds grow to become millionaires.

This your foolish advice is why population in the west is declining. A couple that borns just 2 is just replacing themselves and so population will decline.

Recently last month the president of the Russian federation reiterated a large nuclear family should be the norm in Russia because birth rate is a national security issue.

The population of western europe now isn't more than 200 million in 2024 while that of Africa is about 1.2 billion. Guess what? Africa is more powerful now based on population alone! Africa can't be easily colonized or subjugated and territorial integrity is assured. Not to talk of all the talents the children bring into the world.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by SeriouslySense(m): 2:16pm On Apr 02
I heard in some places in USA, people cannot grow foods, and they dont allow people to grow foods.

Also heard gates bought a lot of lands. God have mercy on them.


skillzlujan:
WE DON'T NEED GMO FOODS IN AFRICA!!!!
RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THEY ARE NOT HEALTHY FOR CONSUMPTION. THERE'S ALSO AN AGENDA TO CONTROL FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN BY PHASING OUT ORGANIC FARMING OUR FORE FATHERS PRACTICED THEN WE HAVE TO RELY ON CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR GMO SEEDS. SEEDS THAT COULD BE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED NOT TO REPRODUCE AT ALL AFTER FIRST PLANTATION OR NOT REPRODUCE AFTER A RESTRICTED NUMBER OF TIMES OF PLANTING.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by cescky(m): 2:17pm On Apr 02
Vilgax:
For generations, we've been consuming GM crops without issue. The hysteria surrounding GMOs is unwarranted. Attached are images of natural corn, bananas, and carrots. If you're not eating crops that resemble these, you're consuming GMOs.

because the same gmo scientits makes a claim with pictures to deceieve you, you swallow like a fish...

years ago was there cancer, obesity etc?....

soon youd say bread is gmo....

even though , bread was being consumed in bible times

make una de think small

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by SeriouslySense(m): 2:19pm On Apr 02
Americans are very unhealthy, just look at how fat they are, some are so fat they full the whole room.

It leads to many problems and health complications.

Before people were very healthy, slim and active.
cescky:


because the same gmo scientits makes a claim with pictures to deceieve you, you swallow like a fish...

years ago was there cancer, obesity etc?....

soon youd say bread is gmo....

even though , bread was being consumed in bible times

make una de think small

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by LaRosa01: 2:20pm On Apr 02
you do know that treason and mass murder is a crime in this country,equally aiding and abetting either is equally a crime.GMO should never be allowed in Nigeria let Bill gate tell us why neither he nor his family eat GMO and yet he owns stake in all GMO producing companies.let our president invite him and serve him GMO foods 100%,if he refuses to eat it then you should be arrested



JuanDeDios:
In an open letter to EU leaders, 34 Noble Prize winners have asked the EU to reconsider its stance on GM food, asking EU lawmakers to ‘reject fearmongering’ and allow scientists to develop crops that can withstand ‘climate emergency’.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/19/nobel-laureates-call-on-eu-to-relax-rules-on-genetic-modification

Honestly, I think the EU can do without GM food – they have a small population, fertile land and good technology. Yet, for Europe, I think it’s not a matter of IF but WHEN they will accept GM food.

But what about Africa? Our population is still rising geometrically and we can’t feed too many of our people. The future will be worse because there will be more people and more droughts. We need technology to feed our people. Is it time to embrace GM food? Notably, the fears expressed over GM food many years ago have now failed to materialize. So what is the basis for continuing to reject them? What do you think?

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by nospmoht(m): 2:21pm On Apr 02
JuanDeDios:

Hysteria. Suspicion. Understandable (for something new), but it wasn't based on science. It's only a matter of time now before the EU embraces GMO.
GMOs has so much disadvantages. Not different from chemical preserved food. And they are not healthy for human consumption

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by nospmoht(m): 2:24pm On Apr 02
OBA2503:
Currently, about 98% of seeds produced around the world are genetically modified to meet the demand for food.
All this noise about GMOs are just hearsay.
The developed world know better and have been producing GMOs for decades.
Na lie.
That's what they want you to think, so you can embrace GMOs

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by Matrix137(m): 2:25pm On Apr 02
OBA2503:
Currently, about 98% of seeds produced around the world are genetically modified to meet the demand for food.
All this noise about GMOs are just hearsay.
The developed world know better and have been producing GMOs for decades.
Lol the developed world know better than you not me.
West worshipping clown 🤡

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by nospmoht(m): 2:26pm On Apr 02
Minsk24:

Stop supporting rubbish, u can feed 200 million people today, but can u do so when the population spirals tomorrow? The climate is changing, population is rising. .we must think out of the box to ensure food security...
Look at what is happening to cocoa production in west Africa, pest ,disease and climate change is reducing yield, if we had the technology, would it not be wise to see how the cocoa seeds can be redesigned to withstand some problems?
Look at China today, they spent years and resources to modify rice, they finally succeeded and it helped them to grow rice at a massive scale
The climate is not changing anything, all those fuss about global warming and sh!t pushed to us by Western world are all made-up

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by frog12: 2:27pm On Apr 02
they are truly useless grin grin
they get speaking motivators already. i was asking SON people, even those do not know that Nigeria already adopted GMO or they were just pretending

SeriouslySense:
If you see how souless nigerians follow them because of money, they are willing to even poison people to earn money and seem scientific smiley

They will be speaking english meanwhile they want to adopt poisonous foods.

Before we know it, they will say, insects are better than meat, and synthetic meat (laboratory meat) is better than real meat.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by nospmoht(m): 2:28pm On Apr 02
Why are Africans even depending on the west and EU for their next step. I wonder why and what the use of all the school we went to, if at the end of the day we can't validate ourselves until one white man validates us.
#SayNoToGMOs

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by meum: 2:34pm On Apr 02
Onyedikachi231:


nothing will follow, stop mongering Nonsense information.

without GMO crops, famine fit set in.
Stop promoting n0nsense. Go and plant what you will eat. There's enough land & favourable climate to grow the food we want. Stop being lazy.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by BigBashiru: 2:35pm On Apr 02
nospmoht:
Why are Africans even depending on the west and EU for their next step. I wonder why and what the use of all the school we went to, if at the end of the day we can validate ourselves until one white man validates us.
#SayNoToGMOs

Well said! They worship IMF economic reports on Nigeria and I'm like wtf

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by ComputerOperato: 2:48pm On Apr 02
Nothing you can tell me. The op is paid to promote GMO foods on this platform.
He/she is probably using other monikers to argue in favour of the topic.

Stay away from genetically modified foods if you value your health.
Eat natural foods as much as possible.
Have a small garden. Grow small vegetables and fruits.
You will become healthier for it.

Oh! Someone there was saying you're already consuming GM eggs and whatnot.
I'm sure you know nothing about molecular Biology.


PS: If you want to consume GMO foods, do it and stay on your lane.
Don't force it on others the way some people are pushing the gay narrative.
Like someone warned up there, no let thunder fire you.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by BigBashiru: 2:58pm On Apr 02
yesloaded:
What we need is birth control

It's sickening seeing a man who earn less than 100k per month marrying 2 wives and gave birth to more than 10 children

We need to educate the illiterates about the danger of giving birth to children like bed bugs

On a norm, each married couple should give birth to only 2 or maximum of 3 children, give them quality education or professional trade

So you can see that the white man whom ye lot worship are the illiterates.

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Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by JuanDeDios: 2:58pm On Apr 02
nospmoht:

GMOs has so much disadvantages. Not different from chemical preserved food. And they are not healthy for human consumption

Cruz889:

Bro, perhaps you should read on the rise in type 2 diabetes due to genetic modification of wheat producing plant.

WantsandMore:
of course, drought problems require irrigation solutions, yield problems require adequate use of npk and so on. GMO's are harmful. Have you seen the after effect of people eating GMO packed foods in the US? Obesity, heart diseases, metabolic diseases etc
Where is your data that GMOs are behind the rise in diabetes and obesity and heart diseases and what-not? I don't mean hysteria-inducted rants - I want peer-reviewed studies. Or, at least, the opinions of credible scientists showing their workings.
Re: Is It Time To Embrace GMO Food? by nospmoht(m): 3:01pm On Apr 02
BigBashiru:


Well said! They worship IMF economic reports on Nigeria and I'm like wtf
When they said school na scam, it 100% true.
People wey no like us wants to bring food solution to you. Have you ever wondered why so much attacks on farmland.
This Western world plus EU their hand dey inside?

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