Harare — African countries must resist pressure from powerful agro-business multinationals to introduce terminator technologies in the agricultural sector as this has serious implications on biodiversity, the environment and the livelihoods of farmers on the continent.
Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation Africa Region programme co-ordinator Mr Patrick Kasasa told this to participants at a three-day workshop which was held in Maseru, Lesotho, last week to examine the implications of emerging technologies, Economic Partnership Agreements and food aid on smallholder farmers.
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