Zimbabwe will inspect all corn imported as emergency food aid to check that it\u2019s not genetically modified, agriculture minister Joseph Made told lawmakers Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The government remains opposed to GM crop imports and \u201cmay later consider such purchases provided it is trucked directly to millers under security escort,\u201d Made said.<\/p>\n
A ban on genetically modified seed-corn won\u2019t be lifted, he said.<\/p>\n
About 2.4 million Zimbabweans are likely to need emergency food aid this year as the country experiences its worst drought in almost two decades.<\/p>\n
The Zimbabwen Government more than a decade ago turned down a similar request by international partners who wanted to donate such products to the country.<\/p>\n
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Source: Zimbabwenewslive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Zimbabwe will inspect all corn imported as emergency food aid to check that it\u2019s not genetically modified, agriculture minister Joseph Made told lawmakers Wednesday. The government remains opposed to GM crop imports and \u201cmay later consider such purchases provided it is trucked directly to millers under security escort,\u201d Made said. A ban on genetically modified […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n