In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients anywhere within the country for a full decade before coming up for another review.
Peru’s Plenary Session of the Congress made the decision 3 years after the decree was written despite previous governmental pushes for GM legalization due largely to the pressure from farmers that together form the Parque de la Papa in Cusco, a farming community of 6,000 people that represent six communities.
They worry the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will compromise the native species of Peru, such as the giant white corn, purple corn and, of course, the famous species of Peruvian potatoes. Anibal Huerta, President of Peru’s Agrarian Commission, said the ban was needed to prevent the ”danger that can arise from the use of biotechnology.”
In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients
anywhere within the country for a full decade before coming up for
another review. Peru’s Plenary Session of the Congress made the
decision 3 years after the decree was written despite previous
governmental pushes for GM legalization due largely to the pressure
from farmers that together form the Parque de la Papa in Cusco,
a farming community of 6,000 people that represent six communities.
They worry the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
will compromise the native species of Peru, such as the giant white
corn, purple corn and, of course, the famous species of Peruvian
potatoes. Anibal Huerta, President of Peru’s Agrarian Commission, said
the ban was needed to prevent the ”danger that can arise from the use of
biotechnology.”
In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients
anywhere within the country for a full decade before coming up for
another review. Peru’s Plenary Session of the Congress made the
decision 3 years after the decree was written despite previous
governmental pushes for GM legalization due largely to the pressure
from farmers that together form the Parque de la Papa in Cusco,
a farming community of 6,000 people that represent six communities.
They worry the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
will compromise the native species of Peru, such as the giant white
corn, purple corn and, of course, the famous species of Peruvian
potatoes. Anibal Huerta, President of Peru’s Agrarian Commission, said
the ban was needed to prevent the ”danger that can arise from the use of
biotechnology.”
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