DETECTION OF TRANSGENES IN LOCAL MAIZE VARIETIES OF SMALL-SCALE FARMERS IN EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
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An alliance of 19 CSOs and a GMO-resistance movement have lodged a substantive submission to the Malawi authorities, opposing the Confined Field Trial permit application for GM pod borer-resistant Cowpea varieties. […] This article finds that Bt maize in South Africa has minimally benefitted small farmers and recommends instead the development of cheaper non-GM stress-tolerant maize varieties better suited to small-farm agroecology to ensure improved food security. […] Environmental Scientists Find Antibiotics, Bacteria, Resistance Genes in Feedlot Dust February 11th, 2015 | Category: Biosafety Science A scientific review of ‘New Plant Breeding Techniques’ recommends that they be subject to a biosafety risk assessment framework developed according to their specific characteristics. […] Item 1 NEW PLANT BREEDING TECHNIQUES AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR APPLICATION Michael Ecker […] http://www.genewatch.org/article.shtml?als%5Bcid%5D=575436&als%5Bitemid%5D=575437 This report warns that GM insect factories could spread antibiotic resistant bacteria into the environment, posing a risk to human health. […] |
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