allthatisthecase wrote:Funny how, ever since they introduced GMOs, they claim that they can feed more people than with regular crops, yet increasingly more people have been starving since then.
It is an economic/social justice issue. There is plenty of food. People just do not have the money to buy it.
cynwulf wrote:GMOs were introduced for profit and profit alone.
Of course profit but more sinister is control of the food supply. The multinationals will decide who eats, what they eat and at what price.
Randicus Draco Albus wrote:The seeds that crow the sterile grain must be purchased separately every year.
Thankfully, terminator technology has not yet been commercialized. A South American country was recently considering it but didn't happen AFAIK. Second generation GMO seeds will germinate though there have been no studies on their viability because such study is forbidden . . . you could get your a$$ sued for doing so. Soon there will be seeds that require a proprietary chemical cocktail in order to germinate. Oh, joy!
cynwulf wrote:There are three large business concerns with interest in Ukraine - one is a large energy corp, the other two are involved with GM produce - all three are big US based multinationals.
Exactly. That is why Russia recently banned the importation and cultivation of GMOs. Putin is a smart guy who knows better than to have US multinationals in charge of Russia's food supply.