213 posts
by HOMEf | May 3, 2017 | Hunger Politics
Should science not be to the advantage of society? Does science always serve the public interest? Nnimmo Bassey, director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) posed these questions in...
by HOMEf | Apr 27, 2017 | Hunger Politics
Safe Food is a Human Right Should science not be in the public interest and in service of society? The answer to that is obvious and it is a YES....
by HOMEf | Apr 25, 2017 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
The Monsanto Tribunal’s Legal Opinion reinforces movements’ struggle for basic human rights Monsanto Tribunal releases its findings: Monsanto’s activities undermine basic human rights, victims of multinational corporations need better protective...
by HOMEf | Apr 12, 2017 | Hunger Politics
The task of ensuring that science responds to popular needs of society should be the major challenge that scientists have to overcome. While that task is met regularly, the issue...
by HOMEf | Mar 3, 2017 | Hunger Politics
NIREC and the trouble with Nigeria’s GMO Twins By Nnimmo Bassey Recently there was a news report that the National Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) cautioned the Nigerian government with regard to...
by HOMEf | Feb 25, 2017 | Hunger Politics, Press Release
Benin City Declaration On Promoting Biosafety In Nigeria At the conclusion of the One day Stakeholders meeting on Promoting Biosafety held at BAR HOUSE, Benin City, Edo State, by the...
by HOMEf | Feb 4, 2017 | Hunger Politics
The controversy surrounding the 260 km Superhighway proposed by the Cross River State government (CRSG) of Nigeria will not go away. Notably, the bulldozing of forests, farmlands and sundry properties...
by HOMEf | Nov 29, 2016 | Hunger Politics
NAS’s Endorsement Of GMO’s: Research, Transparency, Accountability And Why It Matters By Ify Aniebo* A month ago, The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) declared that genetically modified foods (GMOs) are...
by HOMEf | Sep 12, 2016 | Hunger Politics
Conduct tests to assure Nigerians there is no GMO rice in Nigeria, says HOMEF The attention of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has been drawn to the response of...
by HOMEf | Aug 18, 2016 | Hunger Politics
Three Nigerian ministries had top level representation at the Biotechnology and Biosafety Experts Meeting at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on 15 August 2016. The Minister and Minister of State for Environment...
by HOMEf | Jul 12, 2016 | Hunger Politics
What the Nigerian National Confab Agreed to on Biotechnology During the 2014 Nigerian National Conference (Confab), three committees made recommendations with regard to handling of Biosafety in Nigeria and with...
by HOMEf | Jul 3, 2016 | Hunger Politics
The fact that GMOs are approved to be grown in Nigeria is not in doubt. What is disputed is why the approval was surreptitious, to the extent of being issued...