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Samuel Benin

Samuel Benin is the Acting Director for Africa in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on national strategies and public investment for accelerating food systems transformation in Africa and provides analytical support to the African Union’s CAADP Biennial Review.

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Nigeria to rake in $638m through Bt cowpea export – OFAB (Environ News Nigeria)

October 20, 2020


Environ News Nigeria published an article on the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), a biotech informative platform that can potentially bring in $638 million in six years through cowpea export with the adoption of Biotech cowpea by the government. Relying on analysis and data from the Program for Biosafety and IFPRI, the adoption of Pod-borer Resistant Cowpea (PBR) will enhance the outputs of Nigerian farmers, thereby impacting positively on the nations’ economy.  Republished in The Nation Online (Nigeria), Herald (Nigeria), News Verge (Nigeria), Pulse NigeriaWorld Stage Group (Nigeria).

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