The Use of GM Crops in Developing Countries
Appendix 5. Responses to the invitation to comment
On 10 June 2003, the Council published a draft version of this Paper for comment. Information about the launch was circulated widely to individuals and organisations with an interest in this area, as well as to Internet-based news groups. During the two month period of consultation, 5,833 copies of the document were downloaded from the Council’s website. In addition, The Science and Development Network (SciDevNet) drew attention to the paper on its website, inviting comments which were passed on to the Council. In total, the Council received 83 responses from more than 20 countries (see Figures 1 and 2). Those who responded are listed in Table 1 and the Council and its Working Group wish to thank them for their valuable comments.
Figure 1: Breakdown of responses: developed and developing countries
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Figure 2: Breakdown of responses by continent
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