GMO Moratorium: The way forward for Europe
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This study has found that the cultivation of GM maize in two regions of Spain caused a drastic reduction in the cultivation of organic maize, raising questions about the possibility of coexistence. […] A food rights expert reaffirm the to not only increase food production, but to re-orient agro-food systems and the regulations towards sustainability and the progressive realization of the right to food. […]
Item 1 Germany to ban US biotech giant’s genetically modified corn strain
German BÖLW presents loss report: GM agriculture incurs more costs than benefits Press Release,
Alternativa Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA) A European Conference calls for an EU-wide moratorium on the authorization and the commercial planting of GMOs. […] The recent food crisis exposed the problems confronting agriculture and the neglect that the sector has suffered in development priorities. It is ever more urgent now to rethink agriculture beyond business-as-usual. […] Bt proteins are expressed by several transgenic crop plants to control certain pests, but nontarget organisms such as ladybirds also can be exposed. Implications of results of study for ladybird populations are discussed. […] Cultivation of GM Bt maize will harm European wildlife and jeopardise conventional and organic farming. Despite this, there is a threat that Bt maize could be grown in Europe on a large scale as companies are submitting new GM Bt maize varieties to the EU […] |
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