HBP.20. Industrial development at a local, regional or national
level must incorporate a systemic approach, such as Industrial
Ecology, if it is to be ef-fective. Economic development policy
needs to be based on an accurate knowledge of the resource flows
within an area so that spatial planning, choice of industries
and residential and commercial activities are organised so as
to use the available resources in the most efficient manner possible.
(23.18.)
HBP.21. Diversify agricultural crops to encourage production
of foods rich in micronutrients – vegetables, fruit, pulses
– while respecting the environment and food safety regulations.
(18.10.)
HBP.22. Introduce nutritional quality objectives in industrial
production and institutional catering – less salt, sugar
and fat, and more micronutrients and dietary fibre. (18.11.)
HBP.23. Produce food labelling that is objective, complete and
easy to understand. (18.15.)
HBP.24. Strengthen national, regional and international legislation.
It is important to use as reference the Protocol on Biosecurity
of Carthagena, which recognises the principle of precaution concerning
cross-border movements of all GMOs. Therefore the Biosecurity
Protocol must be written into national and regional legislation
(the application of labelling showing entire processing procedures)
and the application of zero-tolerance for traces of GMOs in agricultural
products. (22.04.)
HBP.25. Introduce legislation and/or other measures to encourage
respect of the right of the individual to food and nutrition.
The first step could be the adoption of the “International
Code of Conduct on the Human Right to Adequate Food"; it
implies a movement to dealing with nutrition in terms of human
rights. Introduce monitoring procedures to ensure the right to
food and nutrition is fulfilled. (18.04.)
HBP.26. Strengthen public regulations and controls concerning:
HBP 27.
Certify the food produced in regions of environmental value and
provide tax incentives to the ecological producers as a form of
reverting resources for the protection of fragile ecosystems or
of high biodiversity and their populations. (Article
suggested by a participant for proposal 18.)
HBP.28. Urgent food safety policies are essential, but they necessarily
have to cover elements linked to the structural transformation
of the conditions which gave rise to the situations from which
they are derived. (20.02.)
HBP.29. Promote that a maximum number of countries ratify the
Protocol on Biosecurity of Carthagena to have any force. It sets
out procedures for prior agreement, in full knowledge, for cross-border
movements of GMOs. This requires the explicit consent of the importer
before the GMOs can be imported. However, it is necessary to acknowledge
the supremacy of the Biodiversity Convention, which provides the
framework for the Carthagena Protocol, on WTO agreements. (22.02.)
HBP.30. It is also necessary to introduce a clause invoking the
overall responsibility of GMO producers regarding the health of
consumers and damage to the environment, applicable world-wide.
(22.03.)
HBP.31. Develop information systems that are completely independent
from multinational corporations and political powers. (22.05.)
HBP.32. Promote an independent public research for sustainable
agriculture without GMOs. Opening up public research to societal
concerns by promoting forums for dialogue with researchers. (22.06.)
HBP.33. Set up wide alliances that bring together consumers,
farmers, and public researchers. (22.07.)
HBP.34. Develop programmes and pedagogic and practical actions
for crops, livestock and food transformation: community gardens,
school orchards, leisure farms, etc. (Article suggested by a participant
for proposal 18.)
