Food and Agriculture

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A Hani farmer is holding his traditional rice seeds in his hand, Yunnan Province, China.

We believe that sustainable agriculture is the solution to food safety, food security and environmentally-friendly food production. On the contrary, both pesticide and genetically engineered (GE) organisms pose a threat to our environment and human health. Most dangerously, they cannot be recalled once released into the environment and the threat is irreversible.

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Pesticides

Pesticides are chemicals designed to kill or control undesirable organisms. Unlike other toxic chemicals, pesticides are deliberately dispersed over large areas of the rural and urban environment. They are used within agriculture and forestry to kill pests and weeds, on roads and railways to prevent weed growth and by industry to protect manufactured products.

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GE Food

These GE organisms can reproduce and interbreed with natural organisms, thereby spreading to new environments and future generations in an unforeseeable and uncontrollable way.