Bt cotton‘ll revolutionise 250 ailing textile firms, boost economy — Dr Akpa - Vanguard News Nigeria

— THE Di- rector-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA, Prof. Alex Akpa, has assured that the release of Bt cotton will revolutionise the nation’s ailing 250 textile firms and also boost the economy.andexpressed concern over the state of the textile industry in the country, which he described as being comatose and lying prostrate for over three decades.

It would be recalled earlier this year, the DG disclosed that Nigeria’s first Bt Cowpea was set to be released in 2019 to farmers and will close the gap of over 500,000 metric tonnes of beans production deficit at a media conference on the Approved PBR Cowpea, held in Abuja. “I count this development as a milestone considering the state of our textile industry which hitherto used to be the second highest employer of labour in the country around the 60’s and the 70’s. The textile industry has been comatose due to the absence of viable raw materials hence Nigeria became dependent on other countries for textiles, leaving over 250 industries under lock and key.”

“This new variety also has a fibre strength of 26.5 to 27.0 g/tes and micronaire 3.9 to 4.1, it is highly viable when compared to the local alternative, the yields is higher as it gives 4.1-4.4 Tonnes/ha while the local variety is 600 to 900kg.”

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