 The media plays a very vital role in the shaping of public opinions and disseminating information, hence its role in communicating agricultural biotechnology to the masses is crucial for fostering understanding, dialogue and informed decision making. Those were the words of the Director General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Professor Abdulahi Mustafa, during a sensitization workshop on biotechnology and biosafety for Lagos-based senior editors. Justin Akadwenye tells us more. Gathered at this hall are senior journalists. This event, put together by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa, OFAB, an initiative of the African Agricultural Technology, is to accurately educate them on issues about technology and biosafety, so that decisions by policymakers are effectively understood and communicated to the public. Biotechnology, as many of you know, is a transformative field that has the potential to address some of the most pressing issues facing our nation and the world at large. From agriculture to healthcare, from the environment conservation to industrial innovation, biotechnology is at the forefront of driving this quality change. In recent years, biotechnology products and technologies have been used to fight diseases and reduce harm to the environment. Since its establishment in 2001, NABDA has strived to live up to its mandate. The DGCEO of the National Biosafety Management Agency, Dr. Agnes Asagra and the Director of a Greek Baute of NABDA, Dr. Rose Guidado, speak on the status of agricultural biotechnology in Nigeria, as well as its regulatory framework. So it's a thing of joy that OFAB is bringing about this program to help, to educate, to help to inform the press about what actually a Greek Baute technology is about. You're talking about the GDOS, you're talking about food, feed, processing. In 2001, Nigeria has published the National Baute of the NABDA Agency. I had to promote commercialization and we would leave Baute of NABDA. I think it's not really relevant, just to promote the career of the structure and the right-minds and the COVID-19 facilities in the Baute of NABDA. Nigeria, through the efforts of the National Baute of Biotechnology Development Agency, is leading this space in Africa and it's something that journalists and all the people involved in mass communication should come together and support this. The senior editors were also educated on why they should focus on agricultural biotechnology. The NABDA boss explains that to enhance mass adoption and sustainability of the technology in Nigeria, the agency developed modular and portable Baute digester system that was highly optimized to enhance process efficiency. Justin Akadone, plus the videos, Lagos.