NGOs protest genetically engineered crop regulation
The Jakarta Post
A group of NGOs advocating agricultural issues are calling on the Agriculture Ministry to revoke its new regulation that allows cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO).
The Executive Director of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Henri Subagiyo, said in a press conference on Thursday that the GMO regulation was flawed, so it should be revoked or reviewed.
Early this month, the ministry issued a regulation on the testing, assessment and removal of crop varieties, which gives farmers the green light to grow GMO crops.
The NGOs said the regulation was counter to the Environment Law and threatened the ecosystem.
“The Environment Law requires all GMO products to undergo an environmental impact analysis [Amdal] before being used, especially for commercial purposes. The new regulation did not specifically stipulate that,” Hendri said.
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