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SEPTEMBER201127StrengthenthemanagementoGMbiosaetyassessmenttoensurebiosaetyduringtheentireprocessoresearchanddevelopmentInformthepublicaboutthetechnologyandEstablishjointinnovationteamstospeeduptheprogressonewGMvarietydevelopment.STATUSAFRICAeThIopIax19sfIrsTorageseedworkshopx1cForageSeedResearchandDevelopmentinEthiopiax1dwasheldromMay12-14attheheadquartersotheEthiopianInstituteoAgriculturalResearchinAddisAbaba.Theconerenceaimedtoaddressthesecurityandqualityoeedincontributingtolivestockproductivity.InhisopeningaddressDr.SolomonAsseadirectorgeneralotheEIARstatedx1cDespitesuitableclimaticconditionsandawiderangeoagro-ecologiesororageseedproductionEthiopiaisnotsel-sux1cient...Thereisaneedtolookintowhatcanbedoneatdierentlevelstoulx1llthenationaldemandororageseedsupply.x1dDuringtheconerenceattendeesdiscussedthevalueoorageseedorlivestockproductionaswellastheimportanceoincreasingknowledgeandtrainingopportunitiesinorageseedproductiondistributionandmarketinginthecountry.TheEIARinitiatedinthe1940sisresponsibleorrunningEthiopiax19sederalresearchcentres.Itsmissionstatementisx1ctoseeimprovedlivelihoodoallEthiopiansengagedinagricultureagro-pastoralismandpastoralismthroughmarketcompetitiveagriculturaltechnologies.x1dKenyasometimesconsideredthex1ctradegatewaytoAricax1dhaspublishedanoticeallowingtheproductionandsaleogeneticallymodix1edcropsasoJuly12011x14amovedesignedtocounteracthungerwiththeimportationocheaperstaplessuchasmaizeandwheatasmillionsacestarvationinthecountry.ProducersortradersoGMcropsmustobtainwrittenconsentromthecountryx19sgovernmentregulatortheNationalSaetyAuthoritybutitisexpectedthatGMproductswillx1cormasizeableportionothemaizeshipmentstoKenyabetweennowandDecemberunderaspecialduty-reeimportscheme.x1dThepresidentialbriestipulateshoweverthatonlymillerswillbeallowedtoimportGMmaizewhichwillbeusedorprocessingintofour.Italsostatesthatx1cnoGMmaizeshouldbeusedasseedsunderanycircumstances.x1dThepriceomaizewhichormsacrucialpartothecountryx19sdiethassharplyincreasedoverrecentweeks.x1cTheprevailingcircumstanceshaveorcedustoexpediatethepublicationoregulationsonGMcropsandtheguidelinesontheirimportationx1dsaidRoyMugiraheadotheNSAinarecentinterview.Kenyaisthex1rstcountryintheregiontoallowGMcropsorhumanconsumption.STATUSeuRopenearly1000hectaresomaizeoundtohavebeengrownwithgeneticallymodix1edseedshavebeendestroyedinHungaryunderorderromtheHungarianMinistryoRuralDevelopment.ThecountryisoneoewinEuropethathassoaroughtsuccessullytokeepGMproductsromenteringitsoodsupply.AregulationwasintroducedthisMarchstipulatingthatallseedmustbecheckedorGMpresencebeoreenteringthemarketx14butsomeMonsantoandPioneerseedsremainedundetectedandwereplantedbyarmersthisspring.AccordingtoLajosBognarDeputyStateSecretaryortheMinistryoRuralDevelopmentthereemovementogoodswithintheEuropeanUnionmeansthatauthoritiesinHungarywillnotinvestigatehowtheseedarrivedinthecountry.Howeverinspectionsthroughoutthecountrywillcontinuex14despitearmersx19concernsthatGMseedscouldhavebeensownonthousandsmorehectaresandthelatediscoveryoGMpresenceinthecropsmeansthisyearx19sentireharvesthasbeenlost.TheRuralDevelopmentMinistryaccordingtothenationx19sagriculturalwebsiteAgromonitorhasrecentlydismissedtheheadsoitsourdepartmentsduetodisagreementontheissueothedestructionotaintedseed.