forcing GMO's down the throat of Africa

[Guest guest]

According to the Chicago Tribune, the White House is attempting to

force famine stricken countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, to

plant genetically engineered (GE) crops, as part of a $770 million aid

package. Untested and largely unregulated GE crops are controversial,

not only in Europe and other industrialized countries, but in the

developing world as well. At least 40 countries around the world have

restricted GE farming and ingredients in foods by requiring mandatory

labeling, while a number of nations and regions have banned

genetically modified organisms in agriculture altogether. Beyond

health and environmental concerns, and contrary to industry

propaganda, GE crops do not significantly increase yields, but rather

force farmers to stop saving their seeds and instead buy toxic

chemicals and highly priced patented seeds from biotech companies such

as Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dupont, Dow,'s and BASF. Please take

action today and urge your members of Congress to reject the Bush

Administration's force-feeding of biotech crops to impoverished

nations: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_12463.cfm

 

 

What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure

that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain

[Guest guest]



It's one of the rules when they give aid, I believe :-(

 

 

Jo

 

 

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Friday, May 23, 2008 8:12 PM

forcing GMO's down the throat of Africa

 

 

According to the Chicago Tribune, the White House is attempting toforce famine stricken countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, toplant genetically engineered (GE) crops, as part of a $770 million aidpackage. Untested and largely unregulated GE crops are controversial,not only in Europe and other industrialized countries, but in thedeveloping world as well. At least 40 countries around the world haverestricted GE farming and ingredients in foods by requiring mandatorylabeling, while a number of nations and regions have bannedgenetically modified organisms in agriculture altogether. Beyondhealth and environmental concerns, and contrary to industrypropaganda, GE crops do not significantly increase yields, but ratherforce farmers to stop saving their seeds and instead buy toxicchemicals and highly priced patented seeds from biotech companies suchas Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dupont, Dow,'s and BASF. Please takeaction today and urge your members of Congress to reject the BushAdministration's force-feeding of biotech crops to impoverishednations: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_12463.cfmWhat gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so.- Mark Twain