Should Zambia and other nations accept genetically modified food aid to prevent their populations from starving? What alternatives are there?

... SIMUKAI TINHU 2002-2003 ESSAY ASSIGNMENT (19-05-2003) FOR FAMINE AND FOOD SECURITY (PIED 5240) ESSAY TITLE : Should Zambia and other nations accept genetically modified food aid to prevent their populations from starving? What alternatives are there? Dr David Hall-Matthews -Institute of Politics and International Studies-University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. Introduction Zambia is currently facing a food crisis that threatens the lives of more than 2 million people. Despite pressure from formidable opponents such as the United States, the Zambian government has said 'no' to genetically modified foods. A number of countries in the region such as Zimbabwe, Malawi and Tanzania had taken the same stance but they later reversed the decisions. Speaking to the Zambian Delegate sent to the United States by President Mwanawasa on a mission to assess the benefits of genetically modified foods (GMFs), Charles Benbrook of the North-West Science and Environmental Policy Centre, urged Zambia and other developing countries to reject GM foods since

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