Genetically Modified crops are dangerous and threaten biodiversity. It can not be controlled whether or not genetically modified foods cross pollenate with indigenous plants. Wind can carry the pollen of Genetically Modified foods hundreds of miles, where it can then pollenate non genetically modified fauna. This will cause a destruction of biodiversity, as species will all have similar or identical genes. Without biodiversity, blight or rot could kill off the entire crops, worstening Angola's food shortage. Angola cannot cannot compromise its long-term agricultural biodiversity and food security through GM contamination. Population pressures have already caused a loss of biodiversity in Angola.

Genetic Modification of food has been prematurely commercialized, not nearly enough testing has been done on its effects on humans and the environment. In the United States, where the technology is being developed, the only regulatory system for the testing of these foods is a passive and ineffectual "don't look, don't tell" arrangement. Their government does not look for problems within the technology and the industy doesn't tell them about the problems. There have been about ten studies done on human health and GMOs, and half of them indicate reasons for concern, such as malformed organs, tumors and early death in rats. Angola will not accept these untested seeds. It is the belief of Angola that the only way to protect the environment is to outlaw the production of Genetically Modified foods.GMOs also are found to pollenate and contaminate other flora. A study at the University of Chicago found one transgenic plant was 20 times more likely than its natural variety to interbreed with plants closely related to it. Because of this, many farmers have to contend with "super-weeds" that cannot be controlled with common chemicals. Once they are used, a culture will quickly become dependent on stronger and more expensive pesticides and herbacides, continuing the cycle of poverty. Another reason GMOs are such an environmental threat is because they are living organisms that can reproduce and recombine, they cannot be recalled once they are found to be dangerous. They cannot be countrolled once they spread. This is as pervasive a problem as air pollution. If one country uses them, the plant life of other countries can be afflicted. An all-out ban is the only way.

Many GMOs also cannot reproduce. This forces poorer countries to buy seeds every year, increasing the cycle of poverty. These non reproducers have been engineered with 'suicide' genes for male sterility as a means of preventing the spread of transgenes. Actually, the hybrid crops sold to farmers still produce pollen and therefore spread both male sterile suicide genes as well herbicide tolerance genes. The Suicide gene is not a feasable way to contain the transgenes, and they hurt poor countries.

Angola does not have the money to rebuy the seeds every year. Also we do not have the money to fix the biological problems caused by GMOs. And if weeds are contaminated with herbacide tolerant transgenes, we will not have the money to use the stronger pesticides. There is no real advantage to using GMOs. Angola stongly urges all nations to ban GMOs entirely.