The protocol, a legally binding international treaty under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, deals with the rules and procedures for the safe transfer, handling and use of the controversial GM organisms, as well as their transport between countries.
South Africa was the first African nation to approve the commercial production of GM crops with approval already granted for GM cotton, maize and soybean. GM crops are either resistant to insect pests or they can tolerate broad-range herbicides.
The aim of GM crops is to reduce total costs and optimise production yields, but anti-GM lobby groups have been horrified by what they regard as tampering with nature purely for profit, calling GMOs "Frankenfood".
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Source: News24
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