Concerned dairy farmers are asking the New Zealand government to slow the process of weakening the GMO laws. They say New Zealand dairy is the gold standard for non-GMO supply, but the government seems determined to wreck that. They add, “The push for law change isn’t coming from our customers overseas. It’s coming from scientists who want to make it easier to release GMOs here. That should worry any business that has to face overseas markets. Consumers mostly don’t think GMOs are safe and don’t want to eat them... We see no market analysis to support the law changes... There’s no plan to protect the supply chain... We dairy farmers tend to farm close together, and preventing GMO ryegrass from contaminating neighbouring operations that supply GMO-sensitive markets will be near impossible.” Farmers Weekly NZ

 

 

Kenyans working in the agricultural food sector have condemned a recent ruling that lifted the 10-year ban on GMOs. The group, comprising indigenous seeds experts and farmers, argue that the GMO seeds will hurt food security and the environment. K24TV

 

 

The Centre for Food Safety and Agriculture Research (CEFSAR) has called for a critical and inclusive dialogue on the future of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). CEFSAR made the call at the 24th edition of the International Bio-Chemical Conference (iBioC24), organised by the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA). Prof Qrisstuberg Amua, Fellow at Hubei Biotech, Wuhan, China, and executive director of CEFSAR, proposed a long-term moratorium on the introduction of new GMOs in Nigeria until comprehensive long-term studies can be conducted to fully understand their impacts on health, the environment, trade protections, and food sovereignty. Leadership (Nigeria)

 

 

Since 2017, Donau Soja and the Austrian Development Agency have been working with numerous partners to promote and expand sustainable soy farming in the EU neighbourhood. The partnership aims to increase the cultivation of sustainable, traceable European and non-GMO protein crops such as soy. It's now going to be extended until 2029. AquaFeed

 

 

Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal. The Atlantic (paywalled)

 

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