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- GMOs refers to ‘Genetically Modified Organisms’, which are artificial genes manufactured in laboratories and inserted into any body system (DNA) of plants, seeds, crops, animals, humans, marine organisms, etc. They are promoted by US based institutions.
- GMOs are artificial toxins that are harmful to plants, seeds, food, animals, herbal plants, humans, children, pregnant mothers, elderly, and all living things in Uganda and the entire mother Earth.
- GMOs all over the world are feared, have been totally refused in many countries such as Germany, Britain, Russia, Kenya, Zambia, to mention but a few. (See Case Stories below)
- Uganda cannot export GMO products such as banana, coffee, cotton, beans to Europe, Middle East, USA, etc yet to develop a country has to export more.
- GMO/Biosafety bill has been rushed and promoters want the bill to become a law so quickly, so as to protect their ‘selfish interests’ against the life of Ugandans.
6.
GMOs
in Kenya were totally refused, even when they had passed the GMO/Biosafety law
after 3 years.
- GMOs have been planted allover Uganda unknowingly,
but are so toxic to human body, soil, plants, seeds, blood, stomach, etc.
GMOs will make us depend on pesticides forever.
Example 1
TOXIC Bt MON810 MAIZE DONATED BY MONSATO THROUGH Water
Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA)
BT Maize variety
called MON810 was sneaked into Uganda through a royalty free donation by a
little known charity called the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project
started by Bill Gates. Monsanto donated MON810 to WEMA before they donated it
to Uganda. This is the same variety that failed hopelessly in South Africa,
even the farmers rejected it last year 2013. It contains two deadly toxins
called Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab, with a mixture of Agent Orange chemical that was
used as bio-weapon against Vietnamese. The promoters claim its drought
tolerant, and they want it adopted into the drought resistant varieties Uganda
has. Currently the Bt MON810 maize variety is under trial (both open and
CFT trials) in 6 sites around the
country. One in Kyoga basin, 3 in Buganda region, 1 in Kabarole region and 1 in
Ankole-Kigezi region.
- GMOs are not safe to eat and cause cancer, infertility in both men and women, destruction of sperms, nutritional deficiencies, hormone disruption, Obesity, Reproductive disorders, Birth defects, shorter life spans, loss of immunity, antibiotic resistance, digestive problems, disease outbreaks due to mutation, sluggishness, laziness, Endocrine disruption, Food Allergies, Emergency of super weeds and pest (which are even resistant to Round-up, a Monsato produced pesticide for tomatoes used even in Uganda); Decline and destruction of self sufficient farms; General economic harm to small holder farmers hence poverty and blame to government.
- GMOs patents are owned by USA companies such as Monsato, and if openly promoted in Uganda everybody will pay for them in terms of seed price, food price, pesticide price, herbicides price, the chain is endless.
- GMO can never cause increased farm production, and many Ugandan farmers cannot afford to buy seeds
- GMO companies want to sell the GMO seed, pesticides, herbicides without anyone else. They will only deal with distributors and traders.
- Whoever owns a SEED, owns FOOD, controls HUMAN BEINGS and owns the WORLD.
- GMO lead to contamination of the surrounding crops, animals, human beings, blood, brain, etc
- GMO will destroy local crops, wild animals, plants, crops such as indigenous bananas in Buganda such as MUVUMBO, NAKITEBE, BWANZIRUME,
- GMO technology is so expensive for Uganda, and GMOs are not a national priority.
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GMOs
have never ended poverty, instead they increase enslavement, neo-colonialism
and loss of human security and national independence.
- When Zambia refused GMO food (maize corn), USA GMO promoters abused Zambians, that “Beggars can’t be choosers”.
18. GMO promoters in Uganda do not tell
people the various BAD effects of GMOs, which are so many to count. They only
say the GOOD things which are not more than 5. These are that GMO increase
food, reduce poverty, improve nutrition, improve health, and increase income.
When asked about BAD effects, they shy away and only invite scientists who
support GMO to make presentations.
There
are many factors why we don’t support this bill / law at all. If Parliament
passes the bill, there will be overwhelming political consequences associated
with hatred and blame to all political leaders, irrespective of political
party.
Cases
stories on GMO bans and anti legislations
March
2014
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South Africa
GMO
maize trials failed hopelessly as a result of massive insect resistance,
after only 15 years of its introduction into commercial agriculture.
Monsanto
had to compensate South African farmers. MON810 has now collapsed in South
Africa and has been replaced with Monsanto’s GM stacked variety called MON8903, which contains toxic cry
proteins, Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab. I don’t know why they call it CRY.
MON810
was donated to Uganda by WEMA (Water Efficient Maize for Africa)
Advertising
Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa ordered Monsanto to immediately
withdraw an unsubstantiated radio ad on the benefits of crops containing genetically
modified organisms (GMOs), Ads played by Radio 702
Several
protests have sprung up across South Africa that question the safety of GMO
foods and crops.
Monsanto
has already been warned by the ASA as far back as 2007.
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France[i]
Bans
GMO Bt maize in February 2008
France’s
agriculture ministry banned the sale, use and cultivation GMOs including Monsanto’s MON
810[1] genetically
engineered (GE) corn—the only variety that has been authorized in the
European Union (EU).
MON810
has been sneaked in Uganda (See Map of
Africa)
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Sri Lanka[ii]
Banned
the importation of GMO foods, preservatives and additives.
Banned on
glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s top-selling
herbicide Roundup, due to its chemically mysterious kidney
disease that has killed scores of agricultural workers country wide
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Austria and Hungary[iii]
Have
banned growing any genetically modified crops
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Poland[iv]
Banned
GMO seeds trade, made it impossible to register GMO crop which in consequence
blocked GMO cultivation. It also opposes cultivation of genetically modified
foods
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Germany[v]
Banned
GMOs
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Ireland[vi]
Ireland
is going ban growing of GM crops, foods such as meat, poultry, eggs, fish,
crustaceans, and dairy
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Switzerland[vii]
Bans
GMOs, move backed by Marlyse Dormond, a Socialist member of Parliament -
Radio Suisse Romande.
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Greece[viii]
Greece
has extended a ban on a strain of GMO corn produced by U.S Monsanto for
another two years
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Italy[ix]
The
four regions Tuscany, Molise, Lazio and Marche and around 25 provinces,
cities and communes banned GE crops, including Rome, Milan, Turin, Brescia
and Genoa.
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Luxembourg[x]
Bans
GMOs
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Peru
Passed
the Anti-GMO bill
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Russia
Banned
GMOs. President Putin called promoters terrorists. The law calls it a criminal case sanctioned
to 15 year and above. Bill moved by Kirill Chermonov
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Kenya
Banned
GMOs and closed all CFT and demonstrations. Hon. Minister of Health Beth Mugo
announced the ban 2012
Monsanto’s
GM sweet potatoes were banned by government which stated that they were no
longer tolerant to pest (as claimed before).
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Rwanda
Has
stopped discussions on GMO because of lack of clarity
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Egypt
GMO
legislation failed due to public protest.
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Zambia
Banned
GMO foods, seeds and the country’s President called them ‘POISON’ and
rejected GMO maize donations.
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Uganda
Hundreds
of GMO genes from Monsato have been sneaked into the country under proxies of
NGO projects, studies, etc Namulonge is the case story. Now want to quickly
pass the law.
A
lot of deceptive ways of promoting GMOs targeting scientist, government
officials, journalists, universities, traders, MPs, etc
All
are unaware about the BAD and GRAVIOUS harm of GMO/Biosafety legislations,
and the political blame involved that could even harm Cabinet and The
President of Uganda
A
re-known Uganda scientist Dr. Olupot from MUK-college of agriculture once
said that:
“GMO scientists in
Uganda have been ‘coached’ and ‘groomed’ by Monsato to deceive Ugandans”. If
a person deceives the entire country over a life threatening issue, isn’t
that treason?
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Sweden
Study
By Dr. Leonard Hardell & Erickson Mikact shows that Round-up causes
cancer
Note:
Roundup is used in Uganda
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Austria
Banned
Bt Maize, a similar specie that was sneaked in Uganda under WEMA Project
funded by Bill Gates
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France
Banned
GMO rapeseeds, banned planting of Bt Maize called MON810, a gene that was
sneaked in Uganda under WEMA Project funded by Bill Gates
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Luxembourg
Banned
Bt maize
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Greece
Banned
GMO maize (AgroEvo HR Rapeseed), and GMO crop trials
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UK
House
of commons does not allow selling and eating of GM food in its catering
Church
of England banned planting GMOs on her 60,000 ha of land
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Switzerland
Banned
GMO trials, has only had just 2 trials since 1991/1992
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Norway
Banned
GMO crop growing and trials
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New Zealand
Gov’t
blocked GMO trials esp. Salmon
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Thailand
Banned
imports of GMOs
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Saudi Arabia
Banned
GMO foods, imports of wheat
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Algeria
Banned
imports of GMO, planting, distributing
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Brazil
Planting
GMO is prohibited by law
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Bolivia[xi]
The
President linked GMOs to stimulate appetite for Homosexuality.
Victoria
Jackson says GMO lead to homosexuality
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Paraguay
GMO
crops banned
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Romania[xii]
Intends to join six other European Union
members in banning the only genetically modified crop approved for use in the
bloc, its environment minister said on Thursday, in a fresh blow to the
biotechnology industry.
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USA
Banned
GMO food in California, Colorado, Vermont, Boulder, New York, Massachusetts
Study
Use of Round-Up (Glyphosate) (Also used on GMO and other crops esp. Uganda)
results in reproductive damage as well as damage to the kidney and liver, and
some studies show a link between the chemical and cancer (By Women’s Cancer
Resource Center (WCRC) and CHOSE (Coalition for a Healthy Oakland School
Environment-USA)
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As
ANTI-GMO ACTIVISTS led by Uganda Youth Platform, we want the Parliament of
Uganda to do the following:
1) To totally withdraw, drop, archive or
store the proposal to pass the GMO/BIO-SAFETY BILL.
2) To educate and sensitize people about
the GOOD and BAD of GMOs in all the 115 districts of Uganda, and involve
Religious, cultural, farmers, youth fraternities.
3) To STOP any GMO related research,
demonstration or trials in Uganda for the time being, and investigate Uganda
National Genetic Resource Bank-Entebbe, NARO-Kawanda, Ugandan National Council
of Science and Technology, Uganda Biotechnology Biosafety Consortium, several
companies and organizations engaged in agriculture, seeds, pesticides,
herbicides, and chemicals.
4) The Cabinet and President to
undertake a detailed inquiry into the GMO matters to deeply understand and
measure the magnitude of GMO in the country, and endorse total ban of GMOs in
the country including supermarkets.
5) To SHUT DOWN all GMO related
experiments, field trials, GMO genetic resource banks, and BAN importation of
all GMO products.
FOR GOD AND OUR COUNTRY
Uganda Youth Platform
Youth In Agriculture
Network
Ugandan Pan Africanists
Uganda Sustainable Agriculture Support Organization
[1] TOXIC Bt
MON810 MAIZE WAS DUMPED / DONATED TO UGANDA BY MONSATO THROUGH WEMA
(Map)
BT Maize
variety called MON810 was introduced to Uganda through a royalty free donation
by a little known charity called the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA)
project started by Bill Gates. Monsanto donated MON810 to WEMA before they
donated it to Uganda. This is the same variety that failed hopelessly in South
Africa, even the farmers rejected it last year 2013. It contains two deadly
toxins called Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab, with a mixture of Agent Orange chemical
that was used as bio-weapon against Vietnamese. The promoters claim its drought
tolerant, and they want it adopted into the drought resistant varieties Uganda
has.
[i]
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/22/us-eu-gmo-idUSTRE72L60J20110322?
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