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2007-06-15 | permalink
Where’s the science? Assess Bt maize before approval in Brazil
The Brazilian constitution makes clear the need to evaluate the biosafety of proposed GM organisms under national conditions before they are commercialised. But, as yet, there has been no scientific assessment of Bt maize under Brazilian conditions, and this should be made a priority before the committee makes its decision. [...] The effect of imposing a GM monoculture model on local and indigenous cultivars would be particularly devastating in Brazil, where varieties have long contributed to agriculture and provide an irreplaceable pool of genes for conventional plant breeding.
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2007-06-15 | permalink
Where’s the science? Assess Bt maize before approval in Brazil
The Brazilian constitution makes clear the need to evaluate the biosafety of proposed GM organisms under national conditions before they are commercialised. But, as yet, there has been no scientific assessment of Bt maize under Brazilian conditions, and this should be made a priority before the committee makes its decision. [...] The effect of imposing a GM monoculture model on local and indigenous cultivars would be particularly devastating in Brazil, where varieties have long contributed to agriculture and provide an irreplaceable pool of genes for conventional plant breeding.
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