Zambia: The Rise and Fall of the GM Debate in Zambia

3 May 2005

Lusaka — In 2002 the Zambian government shocked many by returning emergency food aid just when million of Zambians faced starvation. The reason: the package contained potentially unsafe GM maize. Three years on, an audit of the manner in which the GM 'debate' was played out in the national media offers important insights.

Zambia made international headlines in July 2002 when it ordered the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to take back over 35,000 tonnes of food aid - just when three million Zambians faced hunger caused by a severe drought.

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