Comments on: Genetically Modified? No Thanks!

By: Sharada

Sharada — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:54:28 +0000

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=9876

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:25:45 +0000

well said

By: TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT)

TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:52:12 +0000

They themselves shouldn’t be aloud to eat food unless it’s genetically engineered. They should eat what they make, save the rest for us

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:25:06 +0000

Or Probably its the other way round

The people who work in these companies are aware of the fact that the GM food they manufacture is not safe, hence they visit your blog to get a list of truly non GM food which they can safely buy and eat

By: TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT)

TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:16:58 +0000

Research Institute in Genetic Eng., Tehran, Iran are hanging out here too.

They enjoyed the Shopping List of foods to avoid, and to enjoy – funny. These corporate sites spend way more time on blogs than we do on theirs. They know we speak of truth!

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:10:09 +0000

Now that’s good news! At least people are being informed about it.
If somebody asks my advice, I suggest that ‘at least pregnant women and kids should avoid any and every kind of genetically modified food’

The site http://www.nrcsoya.com/ belongs to NRCS which comes under Indian Council of Agricultural Research which is always headed by the agricultural minister of India.

By: TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT)

TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:47:46 +0000

It looks like we’re being watched my friend! I’ve had a few visitors from your country. Of the corporate kind. Surely they’ve been watching our comments here These folks http://www.nrcsoya.com/ in India had a look-see at this article Pregnant Women Should Avoid Soy Like The Plague I’ve had several visitors from these agrochemical companies recently. From Iran as well.

So, Chemical companies, while you are reading this, what is the status on providing LABELS on our GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD and proper, independent research on the safety of the genetically engineered food we are currently consuming, created by YOU ???

By: TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT)

TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:11:12 +0000

Yes….. same here. It’s the same here in America. The farmers initially did not know what they were getting into. I have a video – it’s called the “”Future of Food”" by Debra Garcia on my site. It’s long, it’s an hour and a half. It’s a MUST SEE. Very famous video. People get together in auditoriums to view it. It talks about much, including what you and I are now. Our farmers. Monsanto even sues our farmers if their (Monsanto) seed gets onto other farms, via the wind. One farmer I read about- he had this small patch of Monsanto seed show up uninvited that had drifted over from a farm further away. This farmer did not want a thing to do with Genetic Engineering. Well, this small patch of Monsanto seed had made it next to a pole on the side of the road, but it was on this guy’s farm/property. Monsanto sued him. License infringement. The farmer never planted the crap, it blew over onto his property!

Indians and Americans, we have the same problems on this subject. Many, many countries are having these exact problems. It’s B.S. !

By: Gurudev

Gurudev — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:53:31 +0000

Oh Yes of course, I never denied the existence of these agro chemical companies in India either
They are of a greater concern too.. the soil pollution due to these chemicals has to be rooted out of our agricultural systems..
Some of the Indian farmers are really innovative, like the one I had once mentioned in the post below
http://hitxp.wordpress.com/2006/01/11/an-innovative-farmer/

The issue here in India is not about having or not having a choice in terms of seeds for the farmers. The issue is about being informed about the differences between the GM and natural seeds. Until recently, there was a real lack of information on this for the Indian farmers, and many simply looked at GM seeds like some magic wand which would simply increase their yields n fold!!

Thanks to the information campaign by a lot of NGOs in the country, the situation is quite promising today.

Nice to hear that you know Indians and our culture here

By: TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT)

TodayYesterdayAndTomorrow (TYT) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:48:04 +0000

And the agrochemical companies whose life began in India? “”who”" do you blame? Do your “”innocent Indian farmers”" not have a choice in the seed they choose to plant? How long have you been researching Genetic Engineering?

I am not, nor could I ever be, blessed with the vast knowledge that you have of your country. You and I DO have the same concerns. That said, many, many, MANY of my friends here in America are Indian. I’ve learned of your country and culture. A tad of the language as well, I brag!
There are protests here as well on the same concern. Farms and the fields themselves have been completely burned down in protest.