Monday, May 15, 2006
ETC Group: WCC Demands Action to Stop Terminator Seeds
15 May 2006
The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches today issued a
strong condemnation of Terminator seeds and called on churches and
ecumenical partners to take action to stop the technology. The Rev.
Dr. Samuel Kobia warned that sterile seed technology would increase
economic injustice all over the world.
The WCC's news release is available here
15.05.06
World Council Of Churches
Take Action to Stop Terminator Seeds Demands WCC General Secretary
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr
Samuel Kobia, called upon churches and ecumenical partners to take
action to stop "terminator technology". "Applying technology to
design sterile seeds turns life, which is a gift from God, into a
commodity. Preventing farmers from re-planting saved seed will
increase economic injustice all over the world and add to the burdens
of those already living in hardship," stated Kobia.
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