bill gates is on a mission to reduce us. this gmo thing is just one part of his 'mission'. he's said as much;
Whatever happened to genetically modified (GM) Golden Rice? And wasn’t GM salmon supposed to revolutionise aquaculture?
Three decades after the first genetically modified organism or GMO crops were planted, Save Our Seeds, in collaboration with GMWatch, with contributions from Beyond GM, explores the fate of eight GMO promises once presented as game-changers. The conclusion: bold claims, dismal delivery.
In 1995, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the first Bt maize and glyphosate-tolerant soybean, opening the way for large-scale cultivation of GM crops.
The promises came thick and fast: GMOs would feed the world, reduce chemical use and save children from malnutrition. Thirty years on, GM crops occupy just 13% of global arable land and are largely concentrated in a handful of countries. Most of the promises remain unmet.
Bigger yields, fewer chemicals?
The biotech industry pledged to “grow more with less” — less pesticide, less fertilizer, less environmental harm. GM crops were billed as a way to “reverse the Silent Spring scenario” described by Rachel Carson in her 1962 classic.............more.........
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