GM Free

LAGOS has officially become the first council in the Algarve to be declared free from genetically modified crops

Genetic modification of crops, like any other new technology, should be viewed in the light of what has gone before. Mankind has been manipulating the genetics of crops for around 10,000 years. Wheat, the world's major crop, is a hybrid of different species. It probably arose from a rare natural occurrence but has subsequently been maintained artificially

But GM is not the real target but rather the weapon to use against multinationals and global corporations. It is effective because it can be used to stir emotions - 'Frankenstein Foods' might be nonsense but it is an eye-catching headline.

We need to increase food production to cope with demand this is a way of doing it. Rant over but what benefit to our town is this ban