O Problema do Arroz

Da GreenPeace chega -nos a seguinte notícia sobre uma nova variedade de arroz transgénico que a Bayer pretende colocar no mercado dentro em breve. Pessoalmente tenho muitas dúvidas acerca do efeito dos OGM na saúde, na agricultura e no ambiente.

"Rice is daily food for half of the global population. It has been grown around the world for over 10,000 years and is cultivated in 113 countries. For millions of people rice is not just a food - it's a way of life. Bayer, the German chemical giant, has created a genetically engineered (GE) variety of rice that will put our health, our agriculture and our biodiversity at risk. The European Union (EU) will soon decide whether or not Bayer's GE rice can end up on European dinner plates. But this will not only affect Europeans. If the EU approves the import of Bayer's GE rice, farmers in the US and elsewhere may soon start planting the manipulated crop. Stopping GE rice is not just about consumer choice or the environment - it's a lot bigger than that. It's a matter of global food security, human rights and survival."

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