21 Jun 2004
Push to spread GM crops in Africa

Do you believe these guys?

The US Department of Agriculture says the conference aims to combat prejudice about biotechnology.

The "prejudice" in question is that against being unable to replant your seed next season without making a big patent royalty payment to some multinational agribiz.

Which proves to my mind that African farmers have more sense than their North American cousins...

A US-backed conference on GM crops begins in West Africa but many governments there remain suspicious.

(link) [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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