Zambia says no to food aid
Nov 04, 2002
The Zambian Government has decided not to accept a donation of genetically modified (GM) food for nearly three million of its people facing famine.
The Zambian Government has decided not to accept a donation of genetically modified (GM) food for nearly three million of its people facing famine.
The food aid was offered by the international community to Zambia and five other Southern African countries, but President Levy Mwanawasa refers to the food as “poisonâ€.
“In view of the current scientific uncertainty surrounding the issue... government has decided to base its decision not to accept GM foods on a precautionary principle,†Agriculture Minister Mundia Sikatana says.
BBC
The food aid was offered by the international community to Zambia and five other Southern African countries, but President Levy Mwanawasa refers to the food as “poisonâ€.
“In view of the current scientific uncertainty surrounding the issue... government has decided to base its decision not to accept GM foods on a precautionary principle,†Agriculture Minister Mundia Sikatana says.
BBC