Home gardeners and small-scale growers in Canada may soon see geneticallyengineered vegetable seeds on the market, and many farmers are raising serious concerns.
Over 150 organic and local market growers from Ontario and British Columbia signed a declaration opposing the sale of GE seeds to gardeners, warning that these products could contaminate heritage seeds, undermine seed-saving traditions, and threaten organic farming. Organic standards prohibit GE seed, and critics say the government’s current labeling and regulatory approach lacks transparency.
One example is the recently approved genetically engineered “Purple Tomato”, whose seeds are already being sold online to growers in Canada and the U.S. Other new GE and gene-edited vegetables could soon follow. Farmers and advocacy groups are calling for clear labeling and stronger seed sovereignty protections.
Learn more at the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network’s:https://cban.ca/farmers-warn-home-gardeners-about-genetically-engineered-vegetable-seeds-coming-soon/
And click here to learn ways you can take action:
https://cban.ca/take-action/protect-our-seeds/
