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Conference: Feeding the World - Are GM crops fit for purpose? If not, then what?

Defra Ministers have recently supported the use of GM crops and given opponents 12 months to come up with proof that they are harmful. A major scientific study, the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development has questioned the relevance of GM to food security and has called for a shift to agro-ecological food production.

Will that be enough? Is it possible to feed a growing population on a planet of finite and diminishing resources? These questions, together with the claims and counter claims about the potential and limitations of GM cropping, as well as the status of agro-ecological alternatives will be examined by leading researchers and practitioners.

The conference is being organised by The Organic Research Centre in association with GM Freeze, Friends of the Earth, The Sheepdrove Trust, The Ecologist, The Soil Association, Slow Food UK and Practical Action.

Tickets cost £65.

    Email: gm@organicresearchcentre.com Phone: 01488 658298 Website:  www.fcrn.org.uk/events/index.htm#forthcoming