A genetic engineer has co-led a project to create the first-ever biolistic facility in Northern Nigeria. The facility, patented with deposits at the Brazilian Industrial Property Organization, has helped save farmers from crop wastage and protect potential food produce from insects.
The genetic engineer co-led an African-Brazil project that is responsible for the creation of the first-ever biolistic facility to be in Northern Nigeria . Ibrahim said he got the inspiration to delve into science, technology and innovation pathways fields of knowledge from Obafemi Awolowo University's Professor Funso Sonaiya.
His invention which he patented with deposits at the Brazilian Industrial Property Organization, has consequently saved farmers from crop wastage. It has helped the South American country from losing a large chunk of her potential food produce to the insects. Ibrahim is an agricultural biotechnologist and Agricultural Research for Development expert with over 20 years of experience within Africa's National Agricultural Research and Innovation System , South America and the Tropical Agriculture Platform framework. He obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at the Universidade de Brasilia , Brazil; a master's degree in Biochemistry from Universidade Federal do Ceara , Fortaleza, Brazil, and a BSc degree in Biochemistry from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. He is experienced in capacity development, agricultural Innovation systems , food systems approach, plant biotechnology stewardship, stakeholder engagement, development of transgenic crops, laboratory and field management of GMCrops, biosafety and foresight.). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 400 news and information items daily from over 100 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC.
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