Prompted by global food demand, Latin America has cleared forests and produced frantically, contributing to climate change. Yet, all do not agree, there, and there is some hesitation between an environment-friendly and sustainable production and one that relies on the most advances technologies promoted by global and regional multinationals.
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1st November 2013 – GMOs: set-back in Latin America and hope in Europe for multinational seed companies – After Brazil, where a study had challenged the legality of GMO crops, a decision by a judge bans transgenic maize in Mexico. This comes at a time when Europe envisages to authorise the cultivation of a second GMO maize variety. [read]
6 September 2013 – Brazil: a report reveals that all GMO plantations are illegal – A report prepared by the National Brazilian Council for Food and Nutrition Safety (CONSEA – Conselho Nacional de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional) admits that all current GMO cultivation approvals in Brazil are illegal, [read]
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