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Reverend Prophet Emmanuel Gregory Awayevu Akpanya, an Independent Priest, on Tuesday cautioned Ghana against patronizing Genetically Modified (GM) foods. He said such foods �upset God�s divine plan for the World� and therefore hazardous to health. Rev.Prophet Akpanya said the trend towards solving the world�s nutritional deficiency through �artificial duress� was similar to the biblical misadventure to build the tower of Babel seen as a symbol of challenge to God�s wisdom. He said the �diabolical phenomenal� would distort and destroy the eco system with hazardous consequences. Rev. Prophet Akpanya said it was important for developing countries to appreciate nature instead of tampering with it by grafting �both human and plant lives.� �We must eschew confusion of human lives and the vegetation accessories of the eco-system provided by God and exist humbly. We must call a spade, a spade, a female, a female, a male, a male and a plant, a plant rather than calling man, a plant only to call that plant, sooner or later a man,� he said. Rev. Prophet Akpanya called on the government to �enforce and encourage� conventional agriculture. He asked government to re-visit the state farms concept, which he believes would help create employment and ensure food security. Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher, a German Scientist, was reported in a Ghanaian daily recently as cautioning against the patronage of GM food.