Monsanto is one of the biggest chemical companies in the world, providing 90% of the world’s genetically modified crops.
The documentary,“The World According to Monsanto” (links below) was directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin. She reveals the long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals associated with Monsanto and it’s products which include, genetically modified seeds, crops and herbicides. Ms. Robin reports that Monsanto operates a revolving door of top consultants and employees between its corporation and the Whitehouse. It is dominating the worlds genetically modified crops, buying up seed companies and dominating world markets through misleading advertising, bribery and concealing pertinent scientific evidence.
On the GREENPEACE website it talks about this documentary saying :
“Over the last decade, Monsanto aggressively bought up over 50 seed companies around the globe. Seeds are the source of all food. Whoever owns the seeds, owns the food. The process of genetic engineering allows companies, such as Monsanto, to claim patent rights over seeds. Ninety percent of all GE seeds planted in the world are patented by Monsanto and hence controlled by them.
Patents on seeds give companies like Monsanto unprecedented power. Monsanto prohibits farmers saving patented GE seeds from one crop to replant the next season, an age-old practice. To ensure that farmers do not reuse seeds, Monsanto created its own ‘gene police’, and encourages farmers to turn in their neighbors.
Even farmers that do not use GE seeds are not safe. According to an investigative report by the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) farmers have even been sued for patent infringement after their field was contaminated by pollen or seed from someone else’s GE crop.
But Monsanto’s influence doesn’t stop at the US border. “The world according to Monsanto”, documents the devastating impact of Monsanto’s malpractices around the world. Among others, it includes the real-life stories of cotton farmers in India that ended up in hopeless debts after using Monsanto genetically engineered (so called Bt) cotton, and of a family in Paraguay, South America whose dreams have turned to nightmares after their farm became surrounded by fields planted with Monsanto’s GE soya. ”
This documentary was very thorough and very eye opening. If it doesn’t make you more careful of the foods you buy, the seeds you buy and the crops you grow .. it should.
The documentary on YouTube in 10 parts:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vMWf0t1_ss
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGIZhzohUeA
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di2zAOHJkRw
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWMh2FTnK04
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzWu1z1a-48
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc7oq-jA7bM
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J6WA819FXU
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WueG_LoOne4
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KIDoVIb8fI
10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVSndl5Smlk
Tags: GE crops, genetically modified, GMO, GMO crops
January 20th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
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