From The Green Revolution To GMOs: Living In The Shadow Of Global Agribusiness

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<p>‘What ca we o abo t the powerf l tra s atio al agrib si ess compa ies that have capt re or at the very least heavily i fl e ce reg latory bo ies, research i stit tes, tra e agreeme ts a gover me ts? How ca we assess the safety a efficacy of GMOs or their other tech ologies a pro cts whe arratives a ecisio -maki g processes have become istorte by these compa ies?</p>
<p>Thro gh the ‘gree revol tio ’ chemical-i te sive mo el of agric lt re these corporatio s a their powerf l backers promote a i stit te , they have bee able to etermi e what see s are to be se by farmers, what is to be grow a what i p ts are to be applie . This, i t r , has a versely effecte the tritio al co te t of foo , le to the over-exploitatio of water a imi ishe ro ght resista ce, egra e soil, ermi e bio iversity, poll te the e viro me t, estroye farmers’ livelihoo s a so m ch more: with 60 years’ farmi g experie ce behi him, Bhaskar Save o tli e ma y of these impacts i his ope letter to I ia officials some years back.’</p>
<p><a href="http://ri f.com/alt- ews/e itorials/tra s atio al-agrib si ess-e emies-tra spare cy- emocratic-acco tability/" target="_bla k">Rea more: From The Gree Revol tio To GMOs: Livi g I The Sha ow Of Global Agrib si ess</a></p>