Two World Bank projects, with funding from theGEF (Global Environmental Facility), propose tointroduce genetically modifiedmaize, potatoes, cassava, rice and cotton intofive Latin American and four African countriesthat are centers of origin or diversity for thesecrops. Civil society groups in the regions condemmed the approach.</p><p><p><a href="http://www.etcgroup.org/article.asp?newsid=568">ETC Group: Groups in Africa, Latin America condemn World Bank biosafety projects</a>