The conference took place in the historical chamber in which a lot of important decisions are taken |
The Winner of the Goldman Award (environmental Nobel) and initiator of the ICPPC opened the Conference |
Many representatives of the organizations that associate traditional, conventional and ecological farmers participated in the conference |
Prof. Magdalena Jaworska from the University of Agriculture in Cracow presented threats connected with GMO's implemented in the agricultural environment |
Janusz Wojciechowski, the vice-president of the Committee of Agriculture in the European Parliament, during the lecture "Traditional and ecological farming instead of GMO" |
Sir Julian Rose, the ICPPC President, spoke about the main threats to the independence of farmers connected with implementing GMO technology |
Thanks to the President of the City of Cracow the conference took place in the chamber of the local government |
Edyta Jaroszewska from the EKOLAND association and Danuta Pilarska director of the National Trade Union of St Franciszek's Ecological Farmers ,, serceEKOziemi " presented threats from the GMO side for the traditional farmer and his family |
Dr. Zbigniew Hałat, specialist medical practitioner, the epidemiologist presented the most serious health hazards caused by GMO |
Daphne Thuvesson from the Organization of Swedish Family Farms, presented ways in which Swedish farmers are fighting GMO |
Farmer ladies from Bieńkówka sang about threats to traditional households and their love for the earth |
Maciej Głód, manager of the paper Nature, Forestry and Animals, the Office of the City of Cracow, is supporting the organization of the summit |
Father Stanisław Jaromi, Dr. of philosophy. The Franciscan during the lecture "Genetic manipulations - a new sin?" |
Janusz Wojciechowski, the vice-president of the Committee of Agriculture in the European Parliament and the Prof. Dr. Stanisław Wiąckowski, the author of 500 publications, including books "GMO. Promises and Facts" |
Prof. Dr. Stanisław Wiąckowski in his lecture is disproving one of the great GMO myths - "GMO's are the solution for feeding the world" |
The second day of the"summit" in the Kalwaria Zebrzydowska |
Dr. Zbigniew Hałat, Anna Grzelec and Andreea Dumitriu of Europe from Netherlands while discussing the situation of GMO in European countries |
Anti GMO summit "genes are not for sale"
16-17 October 2008
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