To: President Donald Trump
Keep Genetically Engineered Food Out of Africa
Don't let Africa be taken adavantage of again, keep GE out!
Why is this important?
President Obama recently put forward his New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, a plan to improve agriculture in poor countries through private investment from companies like Monsanto and Cargill. The problem is that these companies claim that through Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds and crops they can end hunger, but GE food has been around for more than two decades and hunger is still rampant in many parts of the world where the technology washas been used.
Top researchers confirm that the results of genetic engineering are unpredictable. This is why unexpected harmful substances may appear in GE food. This is important because about 70% of the food in supermarkets is GE and consumers don't even know it.
Now this technology is going to be spread in parts of Africa, starting with Tanzania, Ghana, and Ethiopia. The leaders from the three countries attended the G8 conference and were eager for the investment. But they may be putting profit ahead of public interest by ignoring the needs of their small scale farmers in their home countries.
GE has wreaked havoc in India and been boycotted in France, Brazil, Spain and Argentina, just to name a few. The people in those countries didn't want GE in their countries and now lawmakers are rethinking their decision.
The lawmakers in Africa don't have an option because their countries are impoverished and they need all the help they can get, but not thorugh a destructive product and a damaged environment.
Top researchers confirm that the results of genetic engineering are unpredictable. This is why unexpected harmful substances may appear in GE food. This is important because about 70% of the food in supermarkets is GE and consumers don't even know it.
Now this technology is going to be spread in parts of Africa, starting with Tanzania, Ghana, and Ethiopia. The leaders from the three countries attended the G8 conference and were eager for the investment. But they may be putting profit ahead of public interest by ignoring the needs of their small scale farmers in their home countries.
GE has wreaked havoc in India and been boycotted in France, Brazil, Spain and Argentina, just to name a few. The people in those countries didn't want GE in their countries and now lawmakers are rethinking their decision.
The lawmakers in Africa don't have an option because their countries are impoverished and they need all the help they can get, but not thorugh a destructive product and a damaged environment.