Ban All GM Foods In Ghana!

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• Djang KTF 11 years ago

  A good exhortation. Food for deep thought!

  A good exhortation. Food for deep thought!

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• fotay 11 years ago

  Number of people who die annually due to malnutrition: 3,100,000
  
  Number of people who die annually due to GMO crops: 0
  
  Please get your priorities in order for the good of all Ghanaians instead of your pocketbook.

  Number of people who die annually due to malnutrition: 3,100,000
  
  Number of people who die annually due to GMO crops: 0
  
  Please get your priorities in order for the good of all Ghanaians instead of your pocketbook.

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• FOOD SOVEREIGNTY GHANA 11 years ago

  Hi fotay,
  
  By focusing on agroecological agriculture we can solve the chronic problem of hunger and malnutrition.
  
  Please read again:
  
  "We humbly call on the Mahama administration to cease all advocacy for GMOs and the ...
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  Hi fotay,
  
  By focusing on agroecological agriculture we can solve the chronic problem of hunger and malnutrition.
  
  Please read again:
  
  "We humbly call on the Mahama administration to cease all advocacy for GMOs and their legal framework, until the science of GM technology has been cleared by independent science. That will take awhile, as currently the agribusiness companies that own the GMO patents do not permit independent scientific testing, they ask us to trust what they tell us about the testing they conduct.
  
  Technology currently exists that is developing drought-resistant, pest resistant and high yielding crops through traditional breeding and selection. Marker Assisted Agro-ecological farming is not only inexpensive, and sustainable, it is far more successful than GM technology. Agroecological techniques are already safely and inexpensively producing crops with increasing yields plus tolerance and resistance to environmental stressors."

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• YAA ANANE 11 years ago

  Unfortunately, it is too late now. There is practically GMO in most imports from US and Latin American countries. In food like Uncle Ben's rice, Corned Beef, butter, fruits, yellow rice, vegetables, and pharmaceuticals, etc.

  Unfortunately, it is too late now. There is practically GMO in most imports from US and Latin American countries. In food like Uncle Ben's rice, Corned Beef, butter, fruits, yellow rice, vegetables, and pharmaceuticals, etc.

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• JUNIOR JESUS 11 years ago

  our local agric scientist have been modifying our crops for the last 50years to achieve,
  1. better yield
  2. withstand insects
  3. longer shelf life
  
  currently all food is one way of the other genetically modified.
  IT IS ...
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  our local agric scientist have been modifying our crops for the last 50years to achieve,
  1. better yield
  2. withstand insects
  3. longer shelf life
  
  currently all food is one way of the other genetically modified.
  IT IS TOO LATE.
  THE MATTER IS SETTLED.
  NO BODY IS DEAD AS A RESULT OF GM FOOD.
  A LOT OF HUNGRY PEOPLE ARE BEING FED AS A RESULT OF GM FOOD.
  JUST LET US MONITOR THE SCIENCE SO THAT IT DOES NOT GO BEYOND LIMITS.

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• Observant Outsider 11 years ago

  The GM crops being promoted by foreign institutions are largely for animal consumption (maize and soy), rather than human. There are other ways to support yields and tackle hunger!

  The GM crops being promoted by foreign institutions are largely for animal consumption (maize and soy), rather than human. There are other ways to support yields and tackle hunger!

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• Observant Outsider 11 years ago

  Ghana is already self-sufficient in maize production, one of the main GM crops being promoted in Africa. The GM crops being promoted by foreign institutions are largely for animal consumption (maize and soy), rather than huma ...
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  Ghana is already self-sufficient in maize production, one of the main GM crops being promoted in Africa. The GM crops being promoted by foreign institutions are largely for animal consumption (maize and soy), rather than human. There are other ways to support yields and tackle hunger!

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