Resistance to GM “Exacerbates Famine’

Britain’s former chief scientist will warn Monday night that Europe’s resistance to Genetically Modified (GM) crops is contributing to famine in Africa. In a speech at the BA Science Festival at Liverpool University, Sir David King will warn that aid agencies are causing food shortages in Africa by encouraging farmers to continue with traditional "organic" farming. He claims that 700,000 lives were unnecessarily lost every year because of malnutrition and unhygienic food and water, many of which could be prevented if GM were introduced. "The most advanced form of plant breeding, using modern genetic techniques, is now available to us" says the former chief scientist appointed during the Blair years.

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This is the Sir David King that set up the United Kingdom Energy Technology Institute at a 10 yr cost to the taxpayer of £500 million to, quote, “accelerate the development of secure, reliable and cost-effective low-carbon energy technologies towards commercial deployment”.

As well as £500 million of taxpayers money the other companies pumping money into the Institute are EDF Energy, Shell, BP and E On so we all know how effectively our money is being spent in the name of Global warming !!!