On October 9, 2013, Cardinal Peter K. A. Turkson spoke at the conference organized by the Centre for Environmental Ethics - Bergamo (Italy) on: "GMOs, resource or obstacle to the development of peoples?".
The meeting, held at the Pontifical Gregorian University and was also attended by the Italian Minister of Environment Andrea Orlando. It was the occasion for a critical and in-depth on the topic of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) on their structure, function and use in agriculture, as well as on their effects on development processes and human development of peoples.