The Farmers Jury in Mali in 2006 resulted in a government decision not to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton in farmers’ fields. Great example of impact of a deliberative process #CitizensAssembly #CitizensJury https://t.co/MtQLo0NRLw
English Open Access⤵️ Let the people decide: citizen deliberation on the role of GMOs in Mali’s agriculture https://t.co/IWVeaeAZTQ
In January 2006, 45 Malian farmers gathered in Sikasso to deliberate on GM cotton and the future of farming in #Mali, leaving an unprecedented impact on the region. https://t.co/gtGd8Z6J5h #GMO #SustainableFood #FoodSystems #agriculture https://t.co/fWDJF
African citizens complained about how Gates Foundation’s complex web of funded relations... works to exclude the knowledge of small and family farmers from national decisions on food and farming (CAGJ-AGRA Watch 2020). https://t.co/0NbWYUrv4N @cordeliers