Agricultura transgénica. Una valoración bioética del caso colombiano

Abstract

Transgenic technology promises, among several sustainable development objectives, to overcome hunger and poverty in the world and, therefore, the adoption of this technology is relatively growing. However, there are positions that point out the issues brought by such expansion. This article is a reflection derived from a research project on the bioethical implications of adopting transgenic technology for agriculture in Colombia. The aim is to justify that this adoption poses a bioethical risk. The paper, on the one hand, addresses the problem arising from confronting arguments for and against the adoption of this technology and, on the other hand, notes the absolutism of the economic aspect in the provision of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the general difficulties of Colombian national regulations with regard to the control and surveillance of GMOs. Finally, it specifically expounds the bioethical implications underlying the adoption from the illusion of a transformative technology, going through the political will of the government, to its final delivery to the consumer.