Thursday, February 25, 2010

Gas Stations With Condoms In The Bathroom




No GM

concern that a ruling Council of State that, in fact, authorize the cultivation of corn in our area 810, the only GM product authorized for cultivation in Europe. That product, inter alia, was banned by many European Union countries such as Austria, Hungary, Germany, Greece and Luxembourg, according to the precautionary principle to protect the health of citizens. Upholding the action of FUTURAGRI, the association of farmers who want to grow corn, the administrative courts have ordered the Ministry 's Agriculture to conclude the process of finding and licensing the cultivation of genetically modified corn that has already been approved at EU level without awaiting the decision of the Regions on so-called coexistence plans, as is expected of routes drawn by the Legislative Decree 212 / 2001 the then Minister Gianni Alemanno. A ruling that must be tackled beyond the assurances of those hours of the Minister Zaia since it is known that the majority of the government in effect expresses a position and a culture in favor of GMOs. The opening of GMOs is a risk to public health, tracking of products, safety and food quality in order to safeguard biodiversity. It 'obvious that the production model toward which the' use of genetically modified organisms is the mortal enemy of our typical agricultural products of excellence in agriculture related to the history, culture, traditions of our country. It 's a further gift to the multinationals. One result that must be confronted and that, however, can hardly be stopped, if not take a point of view alternative to the dominant model, of capitalism, a point of view about a different model, other values, in which profit as an end in itself comes after the Environmental Quality, the assurance of public health, social justice. This result contrasts
you if you actually supports the Italian agriculture, especially small and medium-sized farms now in the grip of a suffocating crisis. It should create anti-crisis policies designed to block the auction of bankrupt companies, to freeze the debts of those contracts with banks and above all to create a plan for public investment in agriculture. Should encourage the development of increasingly short supply chain with clear advantages for the production quality and the environment, facilitating access to credit for small businesses. It should say especially appropriate policies and practice with the idea of \u200b\u200bfood sovereignty of each country. The next regional elections should be the occasion to establish clear plans and actions arising in this respect and affirm the strong opposition to the use of GMOs. We support the ongoing protests by farmers, many in recent times, who took over leadership and ability to make a political initiative to declare a state of emergency in the worst affected regions, to demand a moratorium on debt incurred by businesses, to reiterate the need for food sovereignty of each country and the quality of the productions. Mobilizations important because they tell us to an awareness of alternative to the neoliberal logic.

Maria Campese - National Secretariat - Head of National Environment, Land and Community Heritage Marchioni
James - Head of Agriculture and National Parks

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