GM FOOD SOUTHERN AFRICA FEATURE – MONSANTO SYNGENTA
January 1st, 2005
BY STEVEN SWINDELLS, in Johannesburg
DROUGHT-HIT and AIDS-ravaged southern Africa is faced with a looming humanitarian crisis with almost 12 million people in need of food aid. But genetically modified (GM) crops remain off the menu for most African governments who remain reluctant to allow their farmers to do business with GM giants Monsanto and Syngenta.
GM's role in Africa has been dogged by controversy since Zambia's decision three years ago to turn back "poisonous" GM crops, while many of its people edged closer to malnourishment after another ...
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