Brazil continues to ban genetically modified soybeans

Introduction: the Brazilian government continues to dispute over the cultivation of genetically modified soybeans Brazil's presidential and ministerial meetings last Thursday failed to solve the problem The government still insists on banning the use of genetically modified soybeans in Brazil Now the main contradiction is how to deal with the soybean that will be harvested in GRDS area At least 75% of these soybeans are genetically modified soybeans The government hopes to find a way to deal with these illegally planted soybeans, while banning future cultivation of genetically modified soybeans in Brazil Their ultimate goal is to reduce the number of genetically modified soybeans in Brazil CEW now has many options on how to deal with GM soybeans that are illicitly grown in southern Brazil This government blames the previous government for allowing genetically modified soybeans to be planted in southern Brazil as an excuse to let farmers sell their existing genetically modified soybeans, and says they have made regulatory adjustments to ban the re cultivation of genetically modified soybeans in 2003-2004 Marina Silva, head of CEW's environmental protection agency, expressed her opposition to GM soybeans when she was nominated as the last head of the agency, and she continues to hold that attitude She said she would like to see Brazil's soybeans next year all non GM soybeans Robert Rodrigues, the Minister of agriculture, is not very firm, but he is still in line with the government To eliminate GM soybeans, Brazil would ban farmers from using their own seeds and import more from the border with Argentina EMBRAPA, Brazil's agricultural research agency, said it had previously planted many traditional soybeans in the GRDS region, so finding the right seeds was not a problem CeW