[Ngo-sanrm] First bio-safety certificate granted to genetically modified corn in Vietnam - News VietNamNet

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Working Group ngo-sanrm at ngocentre.org.vn
Sun Sep 7 04:34:16 BST 2014


Dear Dr. Margrit Schlosser!
Thank for Your information abaut GM Corn in Vietnam
Best regards,
Prof. Tran Dinh Long
Chairperson, VSA

2014-09-07 2:01 GMT+07:00 Margrit Schlosser <margrit.schlosser at gmail.com>:

>  Dear Colleagues and Friends,
> This article for your information and in view of the forthcoming meeting
> of the SANRM Working Group.
> With friendliest regards sent to you all from Switzerland.
> Margrit
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> *First bio-safety certificate granted to genetically modified corn in
> Vietnam*
> *The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just signed
> Decision 1836/QD-BTNMT on the issuance of bio-safety certificate for the
> genetically modified corn MON89034 of Dekalb Vietnam Company Limited, a
> subsidiary in Vietnam of global seedling group Monsanto.*
> This is by far the first and only genetically modified corn that has ever
> been granted such a certificate by this state body (MoNRE).
> Prior to this milestone, MON 89034 also received a certificate from the
> Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) which acknowledged
> that this product is qualified as food and animal feed.
> Thus far, MON 89034 is the first and only genetically modified corn that
> was awarded both the bio-safety certificate and the certificate on food
> safety and animal feed.
> Each genetically modified plant must be carefully reviewed and assessed in
> term of risks by an expert team and then be approved by the National
> Bio-Safety Council that it is safe to the environment and biological
> diversification in accordance with the procedures regulated in Circular
> 08/2013/TT-BTNMT before it is subjected to obtain a certificate on
> bio-safety.
> The development and finalisation of legal framework for assessing the
> safety of genetically modified plants in Vietnam have been conducted in
> systematic and science-based manner which incorporates the advantages of
> the world's advanced safety management systems for genetically modified
> plants.
> *The report on risk assessment of genetically modified corn MON 89034 to
> environment and biological diversification was prepared by Dekalb Vietnam
> based on the research results which had been proved to be biologically safe
> worldwide as well as on both restricted and widely pilots of the product in
> Vietnamese conditions.*
> Before achieving the certificate on bio-safety in Vietnam, *MON 89034 has
> been awarded the certificate in eight countries, including: Canada (2008),
> United States (2008), Japan (2008), Brazil (2009), Argentina (2010), South
> Africa (2010), Philippines (2010), and Honduras (2010).*
> Currently, imported corn costs Vietnam more than $1 billion per year to
> meet the increasing demand of local husbandry activities, mainly from
> genetically modified corn-producing countries.
> The recent move has, therefore, reflected the commitment of the Vietnamese
> government in promptly and comprehensively addressing market development
> needs; it has also created opportunities for Vietnamese farmers to get
> access to the world's advanced technologies.
> *It has been proved that genetically modified plants bring about positive
> socio-economic and environmental benefits to a large number of countries in
> the world.*
> During 1996-2012, genetically modified plants created more than $100
> billion of accumulated economic benefits for the world and contributed to
> reduce 503 million kg of pesticides thanks to their anti-worm technology
> which was recently awarded the bio-safety certificate in Vietnam.
> Despite the 20 year gap in experience between Vietnam and the first
> countries to apply this technology, Vietnam is seizing a "shortcut"
> opportunity to master and apply this advanced agricultural technology.
> MON 89034 is the second generation of anti-Lepidoptera genetically
> modified plant with prevailing advantages in comparison to the first
> generation which was proved to benefit farmers and agriculture sector of
> countries worldwide.
> More importantly, MON 89034 promotes the control of the worm resistance
> development in long-term thanks to its accumulated impacts on worm control.
> This improved genetic technology could help release Vietnamese farmers
> from the yield damage caused by worms as well as from the negative health
> impacts due to pesticide consumption.
> VIR/VNN
> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/111065/first-bio-safety-certificate-granted-to-genetically-modified-corn-in-vietnam.html
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