A Delegation from APN investigates Monsanto Farms | The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature
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وفد العربية يتقصى الحقائق في مزارع مونسانتو

A delegation from APN made up of Mrs. Razan Zuayter, Mr. Bashar Zaitoun, and Miss Rand Wehbeh made visits to Monsanto farms in the Jordan Valley on the 23rd of February in 2014, and they were accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture. The purposes of the visits were to follow up on developments on the subject of genetically modified organisms. APN has held several meetings and has recently formed a committee specializing in this subject in order to follow up on the latest developments in the biosafety draft law of Jordan, and the bank of seeds. 

The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature is an initiative that:

• is the first of civil society organizations to give prominence to the subject of biosafety, pushing for the development of the draft law nearly ten years ago;

• has held the first international symposium in Jordan on GMOs in 2005, and issued recommendations;

• has issued the first publication about genetically modified organisms in Arabic;

• and holds awareness campaigns about the dangers of genetically modified organisms.