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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 207500 [Title] => Much ado about Bt corn [Summary] => Several large farmers groups recently asked the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) not to pressure the government to stop them from planting a high-yielding chemical-free corn variety so they can enjoy "the freedom of choice in the selection of seeds and in the management of our farms".
The farmers made the call in the wake of a move by the CBCP to squeeze the Arroyo government into banning the biotechnology-processed corn variety known in the market as Bt corn.
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Some nongovernment organiza-tions backed by international protest group Greenpeace issued recently a demand to the Department of Agricul-ture (DA) to stop farmers from planting the high-yielding chemical-free Bt corn variety on allegations that it could harm a species of butterflies and cause cancer and deformities.
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NURSERY FARMERS IRRIGATORS ASSOCIATION
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 207500 [Title] => Much ado about Bt corn [Summary] => Several large farmers groups recently asked the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) not to pressure the government to stop them from planting a high-yielding chemical-free corn variety so they can enjoy "the freedom of choice in the selection of seeds and in the management of our farms".
The farmers made the call in the wake of a move by the CBCP to squeeze the Arroyo government into banning the biotechnology-processed corn variety known in the market as Bt corn.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206206 [Title] => Farmers want free choice on Bt corn issue [Summary] => Several farmersorganizations recently called on President Arroyo to ensure that they are given free choice on the selection of corn varieties in the wake of the growing debate on the introduction of a genetically modified corn variety.
Some nongovernment organiza-tions backed by international protest group Greenpeace issued recently a demand to the Department of Agricul-ture (DA) to stop farmers from planting the high-yielding chemical-free Bt corn variety on allegations that it could harm a species of butterflies and cause cancer and deformities.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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