African countries are coming under increasing pressure from international seed companies to embrace genetically modified (GM) foods, say South Africa's anti-GM lobby. "Africa is the last chance for the GM seed companies and that's why they're pushing so hard. The European market has closed for these companies - as we've seen with [American GM seed giant] Monsanto pulling out of the European cereal market - so they are looking to Africa," says Glenn Ashton of SAFeAGE (South African Freeze Alliance for Genetic Engineering).