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Researchers cite caution as readily as assuring safety.
Farmers are unsure about seeding GE crops. Consumers are demanding assurances that their health will not be damaged by GE foods and while awaiting these assurances many are refusing to buy them. Sponsored by CUSO, NFU and COG, this broadly based public dialogue provides one of the first opportunities for farmers and consumers to meet and discuss these issues together. The World Food Summit in 1996 emphasized the fundamental right for everyone, regardless of nationality, to adequate food. Yet, continued structural adjustment programmes and the global liberalization of trade have contributed to ever increasing hunger and poverty in the world.