在歐洲，轉基因作物與有機農業相比是小巫見大巫

來源：http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_68498197010119f7.html

Organic farming dwarves GM crops in Europe as public rejection hits biotech firms

在歐洲，轉基因作物與有機農業相比是小巫見大巫
公眾的拒絕打擊生物技術公司

來源：國際地球之友協會（Friends of the Earth International）(網址: http://www.foei.org/)

by Phil Lee          作者 Phil Lee

 Feb 07, 2012      2012年2月7日

      翻譯：Rose

Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted for 3.7 per cent.

非政府組織“歐洲地球之友”發布的數字顯示，公眾對轉基因作物的抵制確保了2011年在歐洲種植轉基因作物的地區仍然占所有耕地的0.1%。相比之下，有機農業占3.7%。

Mute Schimpf, food campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe said:

 “The public’s rejection of genetically modified crops has ensured that they are confined to small pockets of the European Union. Politicians need to listen to public opinion and throw their weight behind the demand for greener and safer farming. Genetically modified crops should play no role in the future of Europe’s farming.”

 “歐洲地球之友”組織的食品社會運動人士Mute Schimpf說：“公眾對轉基因作物的拒絕保證了轉基因作物被局限于歐盟境內小塊的土地上。政界人士需要傾聽輿論并全力支持人們對更綠色，更安全的農業的要求。轉基因作物在歐洲農業的未來中不應起任何作用。”

Last month the world’s biggest chemical company, BASF, announced that it was halting the development and commercialisation of genetically modified crops in Europe. It said its decision was due to, “lack of acceptance for this technology in many parts of Europe – from the majority of consumers, farmers and politicians”.

 上個月，世界最大的化工公司（德國）巴斯夫化學公司宣布，該公司正在停止在歐洲發展轉基因作物和使其商業化。巴斯夫說，這一決定是由于“在歐洲的許多地區，大多數的消費者、農民和政界人士不接受這種技術”。

Similarly Monsanto announced that it would not sell its genetically modified maize, MON810, in France in 2012, and beyond.

 （美國）孟山都公司同樣也宣布，它將在2012年及以后不再把孟山都的MON810型轉基因玉米賣給法國。

Resistance to genetically modified crops isn’t restricted to Europe. People worldwide are objecting to the power of the biotech companies and their push to control the global food chain.

對轉基因作物的抵制并不局限于歐洲。世界各地的人民正在反對生物技術公司的勢力和他們企圖控制全球食物鏈的攻勢。

“The evidence against genetically modified crops continues to grow. Since their introduction in the Americas, herbicide use has rocketed as farmers try to control fast evolving super-weeds, now resistant to many chemicals. Communities and nature are paying the price of the resulting pollution. The biotech system of farming is a dead-end and will fail to meet the needs of the future,” Mute concluded.

Mute總結說，“反對轉基因作物的證據繼續增加。自從轉基因作物被引入美洲后，由于農民試圖控制住快速演化的超級雜草（super-weed），除草劑的使用猛增。這種超級雜草現在對許多化學品已有抵抗力。不同類型的生物群落和自然正在為造成的污染付出代價。農業的生物技術體系是個死胡同，將不能滿足未來的需要。”

http://www.foei.org/en/what-we-do/food-sovereignty/latest-news/organic-farming-dwarves-gm-crops-in-europe-as-public-rejection-hits-biotech-firms

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