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Zambia’s economy depends on grain exports, most of which go to Europe. Currently, Zambia cultivates non-GM varieties of grain. If GM crops were planted in Zambia, cross-fertilization among crop strains would almost certainly cause Zambian grain harvests to contain at least some GM kernels. The presence of genetically altered grain in the nation’s harvest would prevent any Zambian grain from being shipped to European countries because of import bans on GM food, thus depriving Zambia of its principal export market and seriously damaging the long-term health of the Zambian agricultural economy...
...GM—as aid to alleviate the famine currently plaguing Zambia and other African nations. The food has been languishing in warehouses for weeks as diplomats wrangle over whether to allow GM crops into Zambia, given the possibility for cross-fertilization and the ensuing loss of European export markets. Meanwhile, the toll of Zambian lives claimed by starvation continues to mount...
Milled grain will alleviate the desperate famine currently faced by Zambia while preserving the purity of Zambian crop strains and thus their export potential to European markets. American companies should not be allowed to prevent milled grain from reaching Africa...
...nukes. He can field more than 15 IAEA professionals from 11 countries, with possible help from 15 outside experts, who monitor all stages of the nuclear fuel cycle by looking for 40 specific components and analyzing soil and water samples, as well as checking on dual technologies, import-export controls and nuclear smuggling...
Large merchants as well as individuals who sell via online auction giant eBay often refuse to ship goods to Indonesia, Romania and Ukraine. Buy.com has completely overhauled its overseas-shipping practices. Citing fraud, the discount e-tailer last year closed its export operations run from offices in Britain, Canada and Australia and instead built a more secure export system run through its shipping partner in Florida...