As explained in a thorough report by philosopher, physicist and environmental activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, GMO crop technologies are a Trojan Horse that multinational corporations are using to seize control of the global food supply. With false promises of increased yields and lower costs, corporations like Monsanto have swooped in and locked Indian farmers into contractual agreements that make them dependent on a centralized agriculture system that, in many cases, ends up bankrupting them. Before Monsanto came along and changed everything, thanks to the 1988 Seed Policy imposed by the World Bank, Indian farmers grew heritage cotton amidst a variety of other crops, which effectively guarded them against invasive species and insect pests. Since the seeds of these crops were natural, farmers could save them year after year and replant them without having to pay royalties for new seeds. Learn more: naturalnews/046193_GMO_crop_failures_farmer_suicides_India.html##ixzz38hLtlIru
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:19:41 +0000
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