In this time of global food crisis GMOs are being touted as the great saviour by the AgBiotech industry,Bushco via USAid, and even Senator Joe Biden Is jumping on the bandwagon of *agricultural research,* often a euphemism for GMO subsidies. I don't know if that is what Biden meant, but I intend to find out. If any of y'al know I would appreciate a 411. Thanks.
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original-ipsENVIRONMENT:
GM Foods the Problem, Not the SolutionBy
Julio GodoyBONN, May 23 (IPS) - The food crisis has prompted some looks towards genetically modified food production as a solution. That in turn has led to stronger warnings over the consequences of such food for health and the environment.
These concerns have been raised in Bonn again as more than 3,000 delegates from 147 countries met for the UN conference on biosafety. The conference has sought to ensure safe use of modern biotechnology.
Feeding the debate, scientists, farmers and environmental activists in many countries continue to warn that genetically modified agriculture presents a risk, and not a contribution, to food production.
In France, organic farmers are complaining that genetically modified (GM) plants are poisoning their plantations. Julien and Christian Veillat, two farmers who grow organic maize in the Breton locality of Villiers-en-Plaine some 400 kilometres west of Paris, say their fields have been contaminated with GM maize, even though the nearest GM crops field is 35 kilometres away.
The contamination was established during a routine analysis late in April by an organic agriculture cooperative near the Veillats' village. Following the detection, the organic maize was diverted for use as cattle fodder.
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