Sunday, October 23, 2011

Europe's opposition to GM crops is 'arrogant hypocrisy'

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Felix M'mboyi

warns of threat to food security in Africa

Opposition

Europe GM Crops deprives developing countries the opportunity to feed and could threaten food security in Africa, a leading scientist warns.

Dr. Felix M'mboyi

biotechnology Kenya-based African Forum of interested parties, blamed the collapse of the EU "hypocrisy and arrogance" and calls on development agencies in Europe for African farmers to make full use of GM Crops to increase yields and feed a world population expected to reach 7 billion by year-end.

M'mboyi

emotional language comes on the eve of a major food conference in London, with the support of the biotechnology industry. It follows indications that some African governments are softening their opposition to genetically modified Crops are.

Last year, Kenya passed a biosafety law

, which allows the commercial cultivation of genetically modified plants, becoming the fourth African country to legalize GM Crops explicitly

However, opponents of GM said that the technology had not fulfilled its promises. GM could reduce food safety by reducing the variety of Crops while farmers more dependent on multinational companies like Monsanto and Dupont said.

M'mboyi, a former government adviser agriculture in Kenya, will make the keynote address at the World Conference Global later this month. He said: "The West rich have the luxury of choosing the type of technology used to grow food, however, the influence and sensitivity are denied to many in the developing world access to these technologies that could lead to greater supply of food.
  • "This kind of hypocrisy and arrogance comes with the luxury of a full stomach," he said.
  • Some GM Crops have been tried on a small scale in Africa. But governments are reluctant to introduce commercially because they are afraid bans export to EU markets. M'mboyi tell the conference, organized by the British Crop Production Council, which GM should not be reduced and should be part of the mixture with conventional and organic production.

GM Crops are grown in 29 countries, 3.7 billion hectares of land. While the U.S. is by far the largest producer, about 48% of GM Crops in the world are grown in developing countries.

Last week 20 food and conservation groups in developing countries have reported that genetic engineering has increased the performance of any food Crop -. But the increased use of chemicals and the development of super weeds
Mike Childs, head of Friends of the Earth's climate, said: "It is simply wrong if he says that the EU is dictating what Africa can and can not how there is a strong movement against the development of GM. largely because the world where GM Crops were introduced, have overpromised and underperformed.


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