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SPECIAL REPORT: What are Nigerians eating? Tracing TELA maize from farms to dinner tables (I)

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A 13-month PREMIUM TIMES investigation traced Nigeria’s first genetically modified maize from research laboratories to farms, markets and household kitchens, finding growing adoption among farmers, no verified evidence linking the crop to health problems, and widespread consumer ignorance about what

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  1. Premium Times Nigeria SPECIAL REPORT: What are Nigerians eating? Tracing TELA maize from farms to dinner tables (I) A 13-month PREMIUM TIMES investigation traced Nigeria’s first genetically modified maize from research laboratories to farms, markets and household kitchens, finding growing adoption among farmers, no verified evidence linking the crop to health problems, and widespread consumer ignorance about what 11 h ago · Tier 2

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