MEPs speak out against GMOs in ‘New Alliance’ food strategy for Africa

The European Parliament's development committee approved a resolution on 20 April 2016 calling for the European Union not to support the introduction of GMOs in Africa and criticisng the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (NAFSN), a programme for African agricultural development.

The NAFSN was launched in 2012 and it is a programme financed by the G8 countries and the European Union.

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ESO: Background information: Opportunity for food security in Africa? The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (NAFSN) http://www.europeansources.info/record/opportunity-for-food-security-in-africa-the-new-alliance-for-food-security-and-nutrition-nafsn/

ESO: Background information: EU to boost private sector's role on inclusive growth in developing countries http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-to-boost-private-sectors-role-on-inclusive-growth-in-developing-countries/

European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 07.06.16: International farm projects in Sub-Saharan Africa need land grab safeguards, MEPs warn http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160603IPR30208/

EurActiv, 08.06.16: European Parliament speaks out against agricultural colonialism in Africa http://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/news/european-parliament-speaks-out-against-agricultural-colonialism-in-africa/

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