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05/07/2004:

"GM food aid comes under fire again in Africa"

Environmental groups have clashed again with the World Food Programme (WFP) over the extent to which the programme is able to meet the food needs of African countries that doubt the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops.

Earlier this week, a coalition of more than 60 African groups signed a letter of protest about what they claim to have been pressure by both the WFP and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Sudan and Angola, both of which have decided to impose restrictions on GM food aid. www.scidev.net