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22nd June 2003, 06:52
http://commondreams.org/headlines03/0620-07.htm
Africans Challenge Bush Claim that GM Food Good for Them
by Katrin Dauenhauer
WASHINGTON - As the transatlantic dispute over the future of genetically modified (GM) food heats up, African activists say it is time to publicly challenge the image that the Bush administration is presenting on the issue.
Washington, they say, is not entitled to speak on behalf of African states on the matter.
How can one country decide for another country without taking into account the opinion of the other country's people? Amadou C. Kanoute, regional director of the African office of Consumers International said at a conference here Tuesday organized by Public Citizen.
Genetic Engineering (GE) will not solve the problem of hunger, he added.
Africans Challenge Bush Claim that GM Food Good for Them
by Katrin Dauenhauer
WASHINGTON - As the transatlantic dispute over the future of genetically modified (GM) food heats up, African activists say it is time to publicly challenge the image that the Bush administration is presenting on the issue.
Washington, they say, is not entitled to speak on behalf of African states on the matter.
How can one country decide for another country without taking into account the opinion of the other country's people? Amadou C. Kanoute, regional director of the African office of Consumers International said at a conference here Tuesday organized by Public Citizen.
Genetic Engineering (GE) will not solve the problem of hunger, he added.