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GM-Free, Zambians Starve

Dr Peter Tinto | 20.09.2002 08:18

While heeding the call from 'Friends of the Earth', the Zambians avoid GM food and let their people starve.

Zambian high commisioner announced this morning on Radio 4 (BBC,UK) that although there is famine in Zambia. If a single person
dies because the government of Zambia. We have to ask who promoted those opinions which now
will result in the death of thousands, or indeed millions.

Friends of the Earth should immediately announce GM is safe, and apologise publicly to the world for
risking exacerbating starvation by misleading lay people. Scientists have long claimed that GM is safe,
but unfortunately, FoE and Greenpeace have bigger advertising budgets - while Universities have none.
Although there may be cross-pollination, there is no danger from male sterile crops and no danger to human
health from the food itself.

What's 'ethical' about rich westerners turning their noses up at food with bullshit arguments that don't make sense
and which are not true, which has now lead to human deaths.

We face the choice of whether to embrace technology - contribute to the direction of its development, perhaps indeed
training to become a GM scientist! The alternative is to turn away from trying to shape our common future by
ensuring the fair distribution of resources.

Dr Peter Tinto

Comments

Display the following 9 comments

  1. or just give them non-GM — bobby
  2. Reasons — Dan
  3. GM food aid for Europe — Ziggie
  4. GM free, Zambians starve — Ziggie
  5. European food aid — Dan
  6. let them starve — PTG
  7. PTG — Antidote
  8. Why GMO's? — Tickety-Boo
  9. Nail on the head — Dan