MY THOUGHTS ON THE NEW,VALIDATED DRAFT GENE POLICY FOR ZAMBIA
MY THOUGHTS ON THE NEW,VALIDATED DRAFT GENE POLICY FOR ZAMBIA Thanks for reading my posts on GMO/ National Biotechnology and Biosafety draft policy (Zambia).My inbox is full of questions, what's the agenda behind your write-ups? To answer you all,I don't have any hidden agenda about GMOs and other related (gene) techniques in our agriculture. My simple and straightforward agenda is for the nation (Zambians) to seriously begin to talk about the gene technology, it's badness and goodness. Therefore, we can not serious engage with a policy which is at a verge of being amended. What is more concerning is the new draft and validated document (policy),it is not in public domain ,where the public can easily access it. Lastly but crucial is the framing of the new draft which was mainly pro-industry. The worst part is that the liability and redress clause is framed in such a way that the ‘users’, thus our farmers, will be the ones held liable for the negative outcomes (contaminati...