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"en.20110216.15.3-429-000"2
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"Madam President, the relentless increase in the price of oil and its consequent upward pressure on fertiliser prices, together with swingeing increases in the price of wheat, maize and other cereals, is creating a crisis in our farm sector, as well as a growing global crisis.
It is worth remembering that the uprising in Tunisia which set off the domino effect across the entire Middle East began with the self-immolation of a poor street food trader.
Europe’s farmers can make a positive intervention in helping to resolve this crisis if they are provided with the appropriate tools. It is time we grasped the opportunities provided by biotechnology to help us meet growing demand for quality food products.
More than 125 million hectares of GM crops are being grown commercially worldwide by more than 13 million farmers, and yet we do not mention biotechnology in this resolution.
Wake up and smell the coffee, Europe, before we have food riots on our streets!"@en1
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