GE Action against Golden Rice of Syngenta in Basel

Activist during protest action against "Golden Rice" of Syngenta.

In original language:

Gentechnik Aktion gegen Syngenta Golden Rice in Basel

Die Schöpfer des genmanipulierten Vitamin-A-Reises versprechen den Armen der Dritten Welt in einer breitangelegten Propaganda-Kampagne Rettung vor Blindheit und Tod. Das ist Zynismus in Reinkultur: Greenpeace hat die offiziellen Zahlen, die von den Genforschern selbst stammen, nachgeprüft und ist zu einem schockierenden Resultat gekommen: Eine Frau müsste pro Tag sage und schreibe 3,75 Kilo Gentech-Reis essen (Trockengewicht!), wenn sie damit ihren Vitamin-A-Bedarf decken will. Greenpeace protestiert heute am Syngenta-Hauptsitz in Basel dagegen, dass Arme und Kranke in der Dritten Welt missbraucht werden, um die Akzeptanz der Gentechnologie zu erhöhen. Syngenta vermarktet den Gentech-Reis.

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Unique identifier: GP01TPD

Type: Image

Shoot date: 09/02/2001

Locations: Alpine Countries, Basel, Europe, Switzerland

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Ex-Press / David Adair

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Action against Golden Rice at Syngenta Headquarters in Basel

The creators of the genetically engineered Vitamin A rice "Golden Rice" (marketed by Syngenta) promise the poor population of the Third World salvation from blindness and death in a broad propaganda campaign. This is cynicism at its best: Greenpeace verified the official figures, which come from the geneticists themselves, and came to a shocking conclusion: A woman should have as much as 3.75 kilograms of the genetically engineered rice (dry!) a day if she wants to meet their vitamin A requirement. Greenpeace protests today at the Syngenta headquarters in Basel against the abuse of the poor and sick in the Third World in order to increase the acceptance of gene technology.

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