Zambian stakeholders oppose new National Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy … Magande urges State to take precautionary principles when faced with uncertainty over health and environmental safety
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Zambian stakeholders oppose new National Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy … Magande urges State to take precautionary principles when faced with uncertainty over health and environmental safety By Francis Maingaila Lusaka (20-06-2022 – Zambia24) – Former Minister of Finance Peter Ngandu Magande has opposed the New National Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy to allow not only the use but also manufacturing of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) food in Zambia. Dr. Magande told Zambia24 in an exclusive telephone interview that government needs to take precautionary measures not to proceed where there is no certainty for the safety of health and the environment. Magande...