Vandana Shiva on the Problem with Genetically-Modified Seeds

18 Jul 2012

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Inspired by Einstein, Vandana Shiva, became a nuclear physicist, but turned her attention to food security and environmental issues early in her career. Much of her work focuses on protecting indigenous seeds.

Shiva takes a strong stand against genetically modified seeds, which are "more costly and leave local farmers deep in debt as well as dependent on suppliers. Shiva, who founded a movement in India to promote native seeds, links genetic tinkering to problems in our ecology, economy, and humanity, and sees this as the latest battleground in the war on Planet Earth."

She says, Bill Gates, who is a great advocate of genetically modified seeds, has got it completely wrong.

Editor's Note: You might also be interested in "Monsanto to Get Immunity from Federal Laws?" from RT.

You can find this page online at http://sacsis.org.za/site/article/1367.

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