U.S. Offers to Help Assess Modified Crops
From Times Wire Reports
ZAMBIA
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The U.S. offered to help Zambia assess the safety of genetically modified grain, after the nation rejected donations despite a food crisis threatening 2.5 million people.
The government is worried that the food may be a health risk.
The U.S. wants to help Zambia set up its own biotech plant so scientists can study genetically modified foods, Andrew S. Natsios, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, said after meeting with Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa.
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