90% de l’ensemble des plantes GM ne poussent que dans six pays et dans moins de 1% de la totalité des exploitations. Voilà ce qui ressort du dernier rapport des «Amis de la Terre». Dans les pays où la proportion de plantes génétiquement modifiées est élevée, on observe une augmentation constante de l’utilisation des pesticides. Sur le continent africain, la culture n’est autorisée qu’en Afrique du Sud, au Burkina Faso et au Soudan. Pourtant, les trusts agro-alimentaires poussent de toutes leurs forces pour s’imposer en Afrique. (Friends of the Earth, 24.04.14)
Source: Friends of the Earth, 24.04.14
http://www.foei.org/en/what-we-do/food-sovereignty/latest-news/who-benefits-from-gm-crops-2014
Who benefits from GM crops? 2014
90% of GM crops are grown in just 6 countries and by less than 1% of the world farming population, while an increasing number of countries are suspending GM crops altogether, according to the new "Who benefits from GM crops?" report by Friends of the Earth International.
The latest 'Who benefits from GM crops' report suggests that an increasing number of states are suspending GM crops The report reveals that 90 per cent of GM crops are grown in just six countries and by less than one per cent of the world farming population. An analysis of industry figures shows the claimed increase in GM planting in 2013 remains confined to these six countries. The number of countries cultivating genetically modified (GM) crops is in decline, with Poland and Egypt the latest countries to suspend GM crop production. There is also little evidence that new GM varieties are the best way to improve nutrition or increase our capacity to adapt to climate change. Ninety nine per cent of available GM crops on the market have been modified to resist pesticides or produce their own, resulting in spiraling pesticide use. Countries such as Mexico, Kenya, Egypt and Poland have recently suspended cultivation of certain GM crops. Around the world, experts are calling for a shift to agro-ecological farming methods to tackle hunger and malnutrition. These methods have been shown to double yields in Africa and effectively tackle pests. Countries such as the USA, Argentina and Brazil, some of the world's top producers of GM crops, are seeing an upward trend in the use of chemical pesticides as a result of their long-term adoption of GM crops. In Africa GM crops are grown only in three countries, South Africa, Burkina Faso and Sudan. However, extreme pressure from biotech companies threatens to open up the continent to GM crops. A recent Kenyan decision to ban GM crops came under fire from lobbyists.
