the Sugar Conspiracy

Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Going against the grain

ActionAid just published a study on GM crops, saying they will not alleviate world hunger like Bush and the GM companies claim.

Among the findings are that GM seeds are more suited to the needs of large-scale commercial, rather than poor farmers, and that expansion is driven by corporate profit of four multinationals - Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer CropScience and DuPont.

Farmers are not allowed to save GM seed from one harvest to the next. "Terminator technology", which produces sterile seeds, is also being developed. There is also "no consistent evidence" that GM crops yield more and require fewer chemicals.

Article here.

posted by chris at 1:54 PM
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