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> due to irrational fear of GMOs Would not be surprised to find this fear was astroturfed. It makes literally no sense.

dexwiz 3y ago
The fear has never been the GMOs themselves, it what GMOs enable. Roundup works so well because they also sell seeds resistant to it. The engineering doesn’t necessarily make a better food but it always makes a better product.
- singularity2001 3y ago
  agreed at least part of the regulation in Europe was a (improper/indirect) means to keep the seed market free from American Monopoly
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- isitmadeofglass 3y ago
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- garbanz0 3y ago
  From what I have seen, plenty of the fear was about the GMOs themselves.
  - dexwiz 3y ago
    That is because some people are scared of words like genetics, and its hard to explain secondary effects to the general public. But if you listen to people actually in the know, they will tell you its more about market manipulation than the genetics themselves. The genetics are often begin, and include many beneficial things like blight resistance. But it goes bad when you are locked into using specific chemicals bought from the the only company that also sells seeds. Or when a multinational company sues a farmer because of accidental hybridization with their propriety genetics. Or when a few companies have such a lock on crops with superior output, that you have no choice but to buy them, because it would mean bankruptcy otherwise. There is no open source-like alternative for seeds.
    - garbanz0 3y ago
      > There is no open source-like alternative for seeds Maybe there should be. Interesting idea.
conception 3y ago
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2018/02/25/russia-seeks-influence-usa-opinion-gmos-iowa-state-research/308338002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/20...
timeon 3y ago
It does not make sense because that statement is vague.

The fear has never been the GMOs themselves, it what GMOs enable. Roundup works so well because they also sell seeds resistant to it. The engineering doesn’t necessarily make a better food but it always makes a better product.

singularity2001 3y ago
agreed at least part of the regulation in Europe was a (improper/indirect) means to keep the seed market free from American Monopoly
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isitmadeofglass 3y ago
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garbanz0 3y ago
From what I have seen, plenty of the fear was about the GMOs themselves.
- dexwiz 3y ago
  That is because some people are scared of words like genetics, and its hard to explain secondary effects to the general public. But if you listen to people actually in the know, they will tell you its more about market manipulation than the genetics themselves. The genetics are often begin, and include many beneficial things like blight resistance. But it goes bad when you are locked into using specific chemicals bought from the the only company that also sells seeds. Or when a multinational company sues a farmer because of accidental hybridization with their propriety genetics. Or when a few companies have such a lock on crops with superior output, that you have no choice but to buy them, because it would mean bankruptcy otherwise. There is no open source-like alternative for seeds.
  - garbanz0 3y ago
    > There is no open source-like alternative for seeds Maybe there should be. Interesting idea.

conception 3y ago

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2018/02/25/russia-seeks-influence-usa-opinion-gmos-iowa-state-research/308338002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/20...

timeon 3y ago

It does not make sense because that statement is vague.