Union of Concerned Scientists Gives Monsanto an ‘F’ in Sustainable Agriculture

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Union of Concerned Scientists Gives Monsanto an ‘F’ in Sustainable Agriculture
Science Group’s New Web Feature Documents Eight Ways Monsanto is Taking Agriculture in the Wrong Direction


WASHINGTON (February 7, 2012) – The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) today published a new web feature documenting how agribusiness giant Monsanto Company is failing to deliver on its promise to make the U.S. agriculture system more sustainable.

A sustainable system would produce an adequate supply of food, safeguard the environment, and protect farmers’ bottom lines at the same time. Monsanto, UCS says, fails this three-pronged test.

“Monsanto talks about ‘producing more, conserving more, improving lives,’ but its products are largely not living up to those aspirations,” said Doug Gurian-Sherman, a senior scientist with UCS’s Food and Environment Program. “In reality, the company is producing more engineered seeds and herbicide and improving its bottom line, but at the expense of conservation and long-term sustainability.”

Monsanto’s public relations campaigns trumpet that its products, such as its genetically engineered Roundup Ready seed and herbicide system, will lead to an agricultural future that minimizes environmental pollution, addresses global warming, and feeds the world. The truth is decidedly less impressive, according to UCS. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/monsanto-fails-sustainable-ag-1368.html

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