Viewpoint: Is the European attitude to GM products suffocating African development?

Functional Plant Biology : FPB
Greg Bodulovic

Abstract

Currently, parts of Southern Africa are experiencing the third major drought in five years. The previous two droughts greatly affected food production, resulting in food shortages, which necessitated the provision of food aid to the region by developed nations. However, some of the food aid included genetically modified (GM) crops, the supply of which triggered hostile reactions by southern African governments, and in one case resulted in food aid being withheld from people on the verge of starvation. This article will examine the background and reasons behind the condemnation of GM crops by southern African nations, and will consider whether the lack of support of agricultural biotechnology by European nations has contributed to this situation. Furthermore, the necessity of agricultural biotechnology in future African development will be considered.

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Nov 18, 2011·Journal of Experimental Botany·Oliver G G KnoxVadakattu V S R Gupta

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