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A leading African academic has issued a withering attack on the “petty political mischief” of the anti-GM lobby in Europe which has caused Africa to fall behind in the global race to grow genetically modified crops
Professor Calestous Juma, a Kenyan-born expert on sustainable development, warns that vital improvement in food production that could help to feed a rapidly expanding population in Africa is being held back by anti-GM legislation designed to placate environmental activists in Europe.
Read the full story here: Europe’s GM stance denies Africa the right to feed itself, warns leading academic
Additional Resources:
- “Trade and Tribulations: An Evaluation of Trade Barriers to the Adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in the East African Community,” Center for Strategic and International Studies
- “GMOs good for Africa’s development, says Harvard don,” New Vision (Uganda)
- “Bioengineering and the Fate of Africa,” University of Michigan
