The government of Burkina Faso government has revealed its readiness to partner with its Nigerian counterpart to tackle food insecurity in West Africa.
This revelation was made by the Director-General of the Burkina Faso Biosafety Authority, Dr Traore Oumar, when he led the team to the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) in Abuja.
Oumar, who was represented by the Agency’s Programme Officer, Dr Moussa Savadogo, said the partnership was key to surmounting most of the challenges facing African countries such as food shortage.
He said his agency looked forward to sharing experiences with its Nigerian counterpart on areas like biosafety guidelines.
He said: “Burkina Faso is watching what Nigeria is doing and the world is really proud of Nigeria in terms of developing measures ensure that modern biotechnology can be utilized in a safer manner to address food insecurity.
“We have learnt from the NBMA that we need to have a strong biosafety system in order to address food insecurity.”
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