Ghana’s Human Rights Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the introduction of genetically modified (GM) products into the country, putting an end to a nine-year court battle between the country’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) and civil society groups. This landmark decision is a significant victory in Ghana’s efforts to deliver Maruca pod borer (PBR) resistant Bt cowpea to farmers.
The case was filed by Food Sovereignty Ghana, Convention People’s Party, the Vegetarian Association of Ghana, and Goaso Kanyan Akuafo Kuo against the National Biosafety Authority and four others.
