Ethos y GRADE will organize a webinar about GMOs and food security. Eduardo Zegarra will join as a discussant
| Date | : | 28/08/2020 |
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| Hour | : | 10:00 am |
| Location | : | Evento virtual |
| Area/s | : | Rural development and agriculture, Health and nutrition |
GMOs have appeared since the nineties as one of the solutions to feed a growing population, to significantly increase the productivity of agriculture, to genetically redesign seeds to improve certain characteristics, ranging from nutrients, to resistance to pests and varied climates, and more. What has happened to these promises in recent decades? What have been its benefits and costs in the environment, health, economy and more?
These issues will be answered in this webinar held by Ethos Public Policy Laboratory and GRADE. The panelists will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of transgenics in biodiversity and food security, as well as their perspectives in Latin America, regarding their prohibition and/or regulation of their use, within the framework of the Cartagena Protocol.
DISCUSSANTS
Eduardo Zegarra (GRADE, Peru).
Laura Gutiérrez (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia).
Alma Piñeyro (UCCS, Mexico).
Chair: José Luis Chicoma (Ethos, Mexico).
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