Comments on: French Activists Say “Non” To GMO

By: Calimero

Calimero — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:33:45 +0000

Mwana : There is NO food crisis in the world , the actual food production could feed 12 billion people ( if only the food wasn’t destroyed or burried… )

By: Mwana Mwega

Mwana Mwega — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:54:53 +0000

This chest thumping does not help. There should be scientific justification to refusal or acceptance of genetically modified foods. I don’t think calling Monsanto and other biotech companies names is the way to go in this debate. And people ought to know that genetically modified foods are not the solution to the food crisis the world is experiencing today and neither is organic foods. We need a multi-pronged approach to fighting hunger and malnutrition in the world. There are many underlying benefits of genetically modified foods. You only need to look at the rate at which the world is adopting genetically modified crops into the existing farming systems. More and more countries, especially in the developing world are planting more and more generically modified crops. They are unfazed by the noise from such organizations as the Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.

By: Calimero

Calimero — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:14:11 +0000

When you see on the news that the ministre trying to get the law passed feed her kid organic food, you wonder why she wants to pass that law !?
Monstanto bought them again !

By: lengli

lengli — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:38:09 +0000

I just spent a weekend at a farm sanctuary trying to educate the average citizen about farming practices. Granted this farm was focused particularly on livestock and factory farming, but the same excesses certainly apply to the entire industry. It’s extremely good to see people taking a stand!

By: Martin F

Martin F — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:20:14 +0000

Congratulations, so glad you won that important vote. I live in Japan where French food is available in many supermarkets and restaurants. It has a great reputation among Japanese consumers. Keep the GMOs as far away as possible from our food supply.