You say: “Genetically modified crops are key to feeding the world, both now and in the future. The crops can also be engineered to provide better nutrition and other health benefits. There’s no need to use scare language about a technology which already makes it possible to feed millions who might otherwise starve.”
The proof is in the pudding - and it’s coming home to roost.There’s a reason some 30 countries have banned GMO’s and some are suing (France, India, Spain, for Monsanto violating the ban.)
Now, SUPER BUGS are developing that are resistant to the chemicals - rather like the super bugs that are resisting the antibiotics in medicine. (How did man ever survive for tens of thousand of years without all these chemicals?)
http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG7jpVj1lPhxwAMTUQRAUJ?p=resistant%20to%20roundup&fr=ytff1-
A lot of big money invested in forcing countries/farmers to use their patented seed. Bill Gates has 23 million invested in Monsanto. Gee, I wonder why he pushes Monsanto’s GMO’s?
And medically -
http://www.livestrong.com/article/216714-dangers-of-gmo-foods/
Monsanto chemicals increase yield? Is that their real goal - or is is “Who controls the food, controls the people”?
http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/science_and_impacts/science/failure-to-yield.html
Once a farmer plants GMO (or the wind blows GMO pollen onto another farmer’s crops) that farmer cannot save seed to plant next season - he must BUY Monsanto’s seed, year after year...not a good deal for any farmer, let alone in poor countries. And his land is now toxic...
just a tiny bit of the picture
ping