Friday, June 04, 2004

Franken-Foods - Just Say No

Noticed today that Bayer'll be delaying their GM Canola crop in NSW, to add to Monsanto abandoning it's wheat project.

the whole thing about it is that the food/canola/cotton isn't actually of a higher quality, say the cotton doesn't need so much water, or it has a bigger yield - it's been modified to be resistant to stronger pesticides and herbicides. If GM technology was used to benifit the consumer, the farmer and the environment (not necessarily in that order), then I wouldn't mind a bit on jellyfish in my tomatoes, especially if they tasted better than this hydro crap they have to inject with red dye so we know that they're ripe. but with the current model of GM, the only people who benifit are the Agri-Businesses. they sell the seeds year after year (no re-seeding from last year's crop), the chemicals and fertilizers to keep them growing, and the consumer gets a shit product, the farmer goes further into debt cos the market's overflowing with surplus, and the enviroment is ruined by overfarming, the chemicals kill all the fish and it's basically fucked.

So support your local Bio-Tech upstart, provided it's got it's priorities straight, and remember- customer service is about serving the customer, not squeezing them for every last cent they earn. posted by Keegan at 11:05 am

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