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Which malfeasance are you talking about? Like I said earlier a lot of the claims against monsanto are either outright false, exaggerated and occasionaly warrant
by 7sigma 9y ago
Which malfeasance are you talking about? Like I said earlier a lot of the claims against monsanto are either outright false, exaggerated and occasionaly warranted.
- Terminator seeds? myth, that technology was never commercialised [0]
- Suing farmers for accidental contamination? Mostly false. For example in the case of the canadian farmer, he knowingly replanted GM seeds from plants that he sprayed with roundup and ending up with 95% GM canola, breaking patent law and hence getting sued
- Indian Suicide caused by GM Cotton ? Myth. Indian farmers are committing suicide but not because of GM cotton. In fact, GM cotton got approved because Indian farmers where importing it on the black market. [2]
I'm not saying Monsanto is completely blameless in everything (as the dicamba story shows), but they do provide a very easy target to demonise and blame for a lot of issues. I used to be on the anti monsanto bandwagon as you, but after looking deeper, I realised a lot of it is BS. Those stories (especially the Indian suicide one), are very compelling so I understand why a lot of people believe them wholesale. Alas, the reality is a lot more complex.
[0]https://www.biofortified.org/2015/12/gmos-and-patents-part-1-terminator-genes/ https://www.biofortified.org/2015/12/gmos-and-patents-part-1...
[1]https://www.biofortified.org/2015/12/lawsuits-against-farmers/ https://www.biofortified.org/2015/12/lawsuits-against-farmer...
[2]http://issues.org/30-2/keith/ http://issues.org/30-2/keith/