Developing Countries Growing More Biotech Crops

re: Developing Countries Growing More Biotech Crops

ZPE — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:49:55 GMT

Remember seeing a documentary some time back "Sowing for need, sowing for greed?".... quite an eyeopener.... big chemical, seed companies (yes the evil "M") heavily subsidizing 3rd world farmers to take on their seeds exclusively, and drop the "local" seeds that they were using. The 'native' seeds that these farmers were using had developed drought resistant strains over the generations (and other beneficial strains).

Yes many (most) used them, and had greater harvests at first, and when the water, chemical, seed 'subsidies' ran out, and they had to buy everything, most were forced off their land....and because these crops weren't drought resistant like their original ones, they could have their entire crop wiped out if they didn't have irrigation....

For those not aware do a google on: Gates seed vault svalbard
may open some eyes on the seemingly "benevolent" Gates foundation.

re: Developing Countries Growing More Biotech Crops

shaneperrone — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:39:16 GMT

Many Gmo crops shouldn't be eaten gmo or not. Soybean for example as most know needs to be properly fermented, i bet almost none of those Gmo soybeans will be.

re: Developing Countries Growing More Biotech Crops

Wanderlust — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:34:25 GMT

Can GM soybeans still be labeled as organic?

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Charisse — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:39:44 GMT

The poor organic farmers.....all these gmo pollens in the air ...how is one to keep organic safe????

re: Developing Countries Growing More Biotech Crops

Russ Bianchi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:56:50 GMT

Nothing has changed in Argentina since Ivy and Juan Peron, corrupt as always, and to the highest bidder, in this particular case, The Devil's White Coats, Monsanto.

In the Socialist Paradise (NOT) of Lulu's Brazil, where the gangs run the prison and illegal narcotics trade, in and out of the prisons; while land reformists, including Sister Dorothy Stang, a nun, are murdered indiscriminately, daily, you expect Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs to be in charge of agricultural policy in Brasilia?

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mmc88121 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:33:31 GMT

Until we have truth in Marketing we would do well to grow our own food stuffs as well as clothing, I realize that is a little harder to do than the food, but maybe you could grow food for a person who grows sheep in exchange for some wool. Or some type of exchange system.

Mary