The labelling of GM foods could increase food prices by as much as 10%, according to Dr Nompumelelo Obokoh, CEO of AfricaBio. She recently appeared before parliament’s Portfolio Committee for Trade and Industry, to comment on draft amendments to regulations governing the labelling of GM food.
The provision of safe, healthy and adequate food is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. Africa can harness the growing science of biotechnology to boost food security.
The number of South African farmers using biotechnology has drastically increased over the last decade, Parliament heard on Tuesday.
AfricaBio maintains that the currently commercialised biotech maize or biotech-derived products in South Africa have been proven to be as safe as their conventional counterpart.
South Africa is Africa’s leading producer of biotechnology products, including genetically modified (GM) crops.
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