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2010-08-30 | permalink
Outrage at South African organisations over claim that anti-GM campaign
Civil society organisations have reacted with outrage to claims that the international campaign against genetically modified crops is partly responsible for food shortages and food insecurity in Africa. "Food insecurity in developing regions such as Africa is partially a result of the anti-GM campaign," David King, director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University in Britain, said during the 15th World Congress of Food Science and Technology held between Aug 22-26 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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2010-08-30 | permalink
Outrage at South African organisations over claim that anti-GM campaign
Civil society organisations have reacted with outrage to claims that the international campaign against genetically modified crops is partly responsible for food shortages and food insecurity in Africa. "Food insecurity in developing regions such as Africa is partially a result of the anti-GM campaign," David King, director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University in Britain, said during the 15th World Congress of Food Science and Technology held between Aug 22-26 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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