The Federal Government in recent times has been developing a lot of of measures for the application of biotechnology in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Prof. Alex Akpa, Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) stated at the opening of a 5-day workshop on Basic
Pesticides cover a wide range of compounds including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, rodenticides, molluscicides, nematicides, plant growth regulators, among others, has been said by agriculturalists, to have impacted much in the growth of agricultural produce. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, (NIEHS), defined pesticide as any substance used