Genetically modified foods to affect exports

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• Nana Oben 11 years ago

  The information in this article MUST be passed on to our Parliamentarians. This article must be read by or to ALL Parliamentarians AS THEY WRESTLE WITH THEIR CONSCIENCE TO PASS THE PLANT BREEDER'S BILL FOR TOKEN BRIBES IN SPI ...
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  The information in this article MUST be passed on to our Parliamentarians. This article must be read by or to ALL Parliamentarians AS THEY WRESTLE WITH THEIR CONSCIENCE TO PASS THE PLANT BREEDER'S BILL FOR TOKEN BRIBES IN SPITE OF PUBLIC OBJECTIONS.

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• JENGBERA JENGBE 11 years ago

  Well said, Nana Oben

  Well said, Nana Oben

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• AMU 11 years ago

  Thank you Nana Oben. We hope the President and MPs are reading and taking note.

  Thank you Nana Oben. We hope the President and MPs are reading and taking note.

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• kad 11 years ago

  We must be careful about passing this bill because we risk losing a lot than gaining.
  We Will Have Our Exports Banned By the EU. See What they Do to our cocoa,palm oil etc.
  What is the use in producing a lot when nobody wil ...
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  We must be careful about passing this bill because we risk losing a lot than gaining.
  We Will Have Our Exports Banned By the EU. See What they Do to our cocoa,palm oil etc.
  What is the use in producing a lot when nobody will buy it.
  
  Some of the MPs thing think by Passing the bill into Law they will own Patents. they lie bad.
  
  This bill, when passed will benefit the multinationals and they crowd the local patent owners out.
  
  Their Ultimate aim is own and control our food.
  This is not about making food available.
  
  Thank You.

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• truth 11 years ago

  IF EU says NO why GHANA?
  man u cant be smarter than God..

  IF EU says NO why GHANA?
  man u cant be smarter than God..

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• kwaku Brakye Toronto 11 years ago

  It will be suicidal for Ghana if our inept parliamentarians accept bribe and vote for GMO food. That will signal the end of Ghana.Period

  It will be suicidal for Ghana if our inept parliamentarians accept bribe and vote for GMO food. That will signal the end of Ghana.Period

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• Pearl 11 years ago

  There are harmless ways of reducing pest infestations and increasing crop yield. Let's focus on that..where are our agric graduates? Should we kill Ghanaians for profits? Anyway...who said we will achieve the targeted profit ...
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  There are harmless ways of reducing pest infestations and increasing crop yield. Let's focus on that..where are our agric graduates? Should we kill Ghanaians for profits? Anyway...who said we will achieve the targeted profit since the world market is rejecting non-GMO foods? Have our leaders forgotten that health is wealth? Introducing GMO into Ghana will be suicidal? Are there no more visionary-leaders in Ghana? Have their consciences been seered with iron? Wisdom is speaking aloud in the street. Please listen and be wise our leaders

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• Citizen vigilante II 11 years ago

  Since our parliamentarians have shown total lack of concern for the welfare of the people and the sovereignty of the nation all sitting members should be rejected at the next elections.

  Since our parliamentarians have shown total lack of concern for the welfare of the people and the sovereignty of the nation all sitting members should be rejected at the next elections.

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• BRAVEBOY 11 years ago

  Let them close their eyes and ears and let greed guide them to hell. Mahama will be a one time President if he sacrifices the health security and future economic interest for instant glory.

  Let them close their eyes and ears and let greed guide them to hell. Mahama will be a one time President if he sacrifices the health security and future economic interest for instant glory.

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• CHINKUNG 11 years ago

  If GEPA think they are loud on this issue,then they should flood this article in all the NEWSPAPERS for PREZ MAHAMA and his greedy Mps to read.

  If GEPA think they are loud on this issue,then they should flood this article in all the NEWSPAPERS for PREZ MAHAMA and his greedy Mps to read.

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• Gandalf 11 years ago

  A nightmarish situation awaits Ghana and other poor African countries being used as experimental rats for GMO produce. Thanks for this article. Can you imagine the EU rejecting our cocoa, our mainstay because some genes from ...
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  A nightmarish situation awaits Ghana and other poor African countries being used as experimental rats for GMO produce. Thanks for this article. Can you imagine the EU rejecting our cocoa, our mainstay because some genes from GMO plants have found their way into the cocoa? Ghana goes bankrupt immediately. Those scientists blindly promoting this matter are a disgrace to Ghana. Worst still, the parliamentarians who are totally ignorant on the issue and will only follow party orders to vote when the bill comes to the house. GOD SAVE US...

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• syncopa 11 years ago

  ...also don't forget that all other crops from Ghana will BE ASSUMED to have absorbed pesticides and NO food from Ghana can ever be labelled as ORGANIC PRODUCTS! No to GMO!

  ...also don't forget that all other crops from Ghana will BE ASSUMED to have absorbed pesticides and NO food from Ghana can ever be labelled as ORGANIC PRODUCTS! No to GMO!

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• Whatever 11 years ago

  If you and your descendant want to live a healthy life then avoid Mossanto's GMO.

  If you and your descendant want to live a healthy life then avoid Mossanto's GMO.

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• Gandalf 11 years ago

  IF MANY OF THE PARLIAMENTARIANS CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN THIS ARTICLE AND WHAT IS AT STAKE, WE HUMBLY REQUEST THE HON. MINISTER OF EDUCATION, PROF NAANA JANE TO KINDLY SCHOOL THEM IN SIMPLE ENGLISH WHAT ALL ...
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  IF MANY OF THE PARLIAMENTARIANS CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN THIS ARTICLE AND WHAT IS AT STAKE, WE HUMBLY REQUEST THE HON. MINISTER OF EDUCATION, PROF NAANA JANE TO KINDLY SCHOOL THEM IN SIMPLE ENGLISH WHAT ALL THIS IS ABOUT -OUR SOVEREIGNTY, DIGNITY, HEALTH AND NATIONAL SECURITY ETC. PROF. PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!
  I HAVE ONE YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIAN OPPOSITE MY HOUSE AND HE ONLY KNOWS HOW TO THROW PARTIES. CAN SUCH A PERSON EVER PUT UP A LOGICAL DEFENCE AGAINST THIS GMO MENACE? PROF. PLEEEEEEAZE...

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• Paul Amuna 11 years ago

  This argument sems to be getting worse by the day. It is sad that those who are arguing on the subject from GEPO do not themselves even know what they are talking about. GM foods are not "organisms"!!
  
  I agree we need to lo ...
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  This argument sems to be getting worse by the day. It is sad that those who are arguing on the subject from GEPO do not themselves even know what they are talking about. GM foods are not "organisms"!!
  
  I agree we need to look at all the possible implications of adopting GM technology for our food production, but those making the arguments need to be properly briefed so that they are well informed to advance their arguments. Why is this so difficult to get across?

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• Paul Amuna 11 years ago

  The records show that 35 percent of ouf agricultural/food imports (including raw, semi-processed and other food products) came from the European Union in 2012. Indeed Ghana is a NET importer of food from the EU, the US, South ...
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  The records show that 35 percent of ouf agricultural/food imports (including raw, semi-processed and other food products) came from the European Union in 2012. Indeed Ghana is a NET importer of food from the EU, the US, South Africa, China and other Asian countries.
  
  Has the GEPC bothered to find out how much of what Ghana is currently importing is GM? Furthermore, we import a lot of grain which we need including rice, wheat, sorghum, soy and maize.
  
  What are our agricultural exports to these places apart from cocoa and perhaps cotton? Is it the shea butter? cashew? pineapples?
  
  Outside cocoa, how much do these other traditional agricultural products add to our trade?
  
  Therefore my question is: Is the Ghana Export Promotion Council by this article trying to mislead or is this purely out of ignorance? Your guessis as good as mine.
  
  I hope we can put the statistical facts about our agriculture imports and exports on the table for dicussion as part of this debate.

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• Papacy, Samuel Conduah 11 years ago

  I, Am glad GMO and GMSex will suffer. a big fall. Thanks to God almighty

  I, Am glad GMO and GMSex will suffer. a big fall. Thanks to God almighty

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