Venezuelan Government Moves Forward with Seeds Law, Movements Demand Anti-GMO Measures

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Venezuelanalysis, By: Sascha Bercovitch 06/02/2013

 

A banner at last week's Caracas anti-Monsanto protest (Aporrea tvi)

 

Caracas, June 2nd 2013 – The Venezuelan government will continue its efforts to increase national food production and combat the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) through a new Law on Seeds, president of the Agri-Food Development Subcommittee for the National Assembly Alfredo Ureña announced on Friday.

 

The law, designed as a reform to legislation from October 2002, aims to preserve Venezuelan biodiversity and contribute to food sovereignty.

 

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