GM Industry Expands into Africa with Traditional Crops

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By Christina Sarich

New reports reveal that ‘philanthropic’ organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as similar entities with over $360 billion in combined assets, are edging themselves into Africa’s food market by genetic engineering of African cultural food staples.

The biotech industry is trying to own the traditional food supply by introducing genetically modified (GM) cassava, pigeon pea, sweet potato, sorghum, cowpea, banana, and even rice, a commercial crop. This is being done via ‘philanthropic programs’ targeting key countries like South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Egypt.

The report from the African Centre for Biodiversity …read more

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