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The problem is with seeds. Take a look at this: https://www.organicconsumers.org/essays/us-and-monsanto-dominate-global-market-gm-seeds https://www.organiccons
by devy 8y ago
The problem is with seeds. Take a look at this:
https://www.organicconsumers.org/essays/us-and-monsanto-dominate-global-market-gm-seeds https://www.organicconsumers.org/essays/us-and-monsanto-domi...
Monsanto pretty much dominates the global seed market. I'd be surprised if there is still any truly nature wild seeds in human operated farms. It's simply not economical for farmers to farm on wild seeds any more, which is sad. And I don't trust Monsanto for their seeds either.
- nielsbot 8y agoI speculate you could specialize in "heirloom" grains and charge a premium... maybe that's one way around it?
- ianai 8y agoI wonder if there are any attempts to challenge Monsanto? Sure it’d be hard to gain traction, but I suspect there’s a way to do it. Maybe something non traditional like hobbyist farmers growing and selling seeds at home ala Uber.
- yesbabyyes 8y agoI encourage you to get going--they are years ahead of you in lobbying. Basically, in the US, Europe, and allied countries, selling your seeds is forbidden (I guess with Bolsanaro, Brazil is next): https://ejatlas.org/featured/seeds https://ejatlas.org/featured/seeds > Seeds are under attack everywhere. Under corporate pressure, laws in many countries increasingly put limitations on what farmers can do with their seeds and with the seeds they buy. Seed saving, a millenia old practice which forms the basis of farming, is increasingly becoming criminalised. > This map gives a picture of of the situation across the world today.
- nielsbot 8y agoMan--I wish I could find it, but there was an interesting article about farmers in "Monsanto country" who are getting burned by the commoditization of their product which constantly drives prices down, and other farmers who, despite the other locals telling them they are crazy, are turning to organic farming and charging a premium...
- throwaway5752 8y agoWait. RoundUp Ready means they are resistant or can metabolize glyphosate, not that they produce it. I'm not going to debate GMO, but this has zero to do with avoiding residual glyphosate in organic produce.
- devy 8y agoIf RoundUp and glyphosate-based herbicide studies funded by Monsanto are proven to be fraudulent how could you trust RoundUp Ready?
- throwaway5752 8y agoI don't really understand your question. Because you are comparing a chemical with a plant with a gene added to be resistant to that chemical, "trust" is not material. I don't know - and won't debate, since I don't know - if there is any risk to GMOs. I don't know what risks there are to persistent glyphosate or AMPA exposure. But I do know that pesticide resistance is different that pesticide producing in very fundamental ways.
- bluGill 8y agoIn the worst case of scientific fraud RoundUp Ready has been studied which is more than any other breeding method can claim. Ruby Red Grapefruit? They made that by putting a nuclear radiation source in the middle of an orchard and seeing what happened. Killed some trees, but somewhere was a grapefruit that tastes better. No scientific study was done. Organic - random mutations happen every generation, and none of them have ever been studied.
- empath75 8y agoIf they can metabolize glyphosate does that mean it’s present in the plant?
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- wavefunction 8y ago