IT’S time for the rich multinationals that dominate agricultural
biotechnology to help the poorest of the poor, say seven elite scientific bodies
from around the world. In an unprecedented show of unity, they are calling on
multinationals to consider forgoing profits on crop varieties destined for
farmers in poor countries, and put genetically modified crops at the service of
the 800 million people in developing countries who are desperate for a daily
meal.
The report is given extra force by the involvement of the national scientific
bodies of India, Mexico, Brazil and China, plus the Third World Academy of
Sciences…
