2013-06-07 | permalink

Professor warns on foreign (GM) seeds threatening food sovereignty in Egypt

Professor of anthropology Reem Saad warns of the increasing challenges to Egypt’s food sovereignty due to the expanded use of imported seeds “We seem to be talking a lot about food security without really paying enough attention to the crucial factor of food sovereignty, which is an even more crucial matter,” said Reem Saad, a professor of anthropology and a researcher. [...] Saad also recommends the need for vigilance against the illicit expansion of genetically modified crops, with such crops, including grains, vegetables and fruit, being introduced into the local market and gaining ground “without any prior social debate”.

• Al-Ahram Weekly, Egypt: Food sovereignty, not food security