genetic manipulation - agument refutation of the big agricultural corporations
GM is indeed a possibility, which takes place mostly outside the university, but finds Rabatz ¡! it is important to learn about these connections. It is our opinion important to think and act not only to the academic ivory towers limit. But also in the University of Bielefeld GM Food sold.
It is a technology risk, the dangers are not yet fully explored. genetic manipulation - refutation of agument of large agricultural corporations The three main arguments of the large agricultural corporations (Monsanto, Bayer / Aventis, DuPont, Syngenta, Nestle and Delta & Pine Land), promising to solve the hunger problem genetic engineering companies are trying to convince the public of the necessity of risk technology. But genetic engineering does not fight the hunger of the world, but is part of the problem. "Said Greenpeace.
In India, for example, in recent years because many farmers taken from the life of indebtedness. beigetrgen to this is a genetically engineered cotton seed called Bacillus thuringiensis Cotton "of the seed multinational Monsanto-Mahayco - three times as expensive as conventional seeds.
"All the announcements by Monsanto were misleading. (...) The aggressive marketing has driven hundreds of farmers into financial ruin," said RV Ramanjaneyulu of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, a non-governmental organization.
"GM crops are ecologically sound." - What a nonsense!
In North America, are now seven years grown GM. The farmers made earlier promises of the genetic engineering industry of increasing returns and decreasing use of poison have turned out to be environmental and economic nightmare.
GM pollen is carried off by wind and insects, wild animals, by rain water and cars everywhere. A nightmare for beekeepers. From GM crops are so-called "super weeds" has become the nationwide cover Canada and the northern United States. More and more chemicals (offered by the same GM groups) are to keep the poison-resistant plants now under control. Only in this way the plants are mitzerstört, which should be harvested eigendlich. And finally cement GM plant in an industrial, to monoculture based agriculture, the triggers for increased erosion, salinization of soils and the destruction of biodiversity.
'GM guarantees higher profits. "- Sure, but for whom?? The GM companies lure the farmers with false promises and bind it then by long-term contracts, from which they too can get out will not be alert to any so-called "super weeds" and / or their (GM) products in the market are no longer required.
farmers who want to stay GMO-free get a double bill: you can their product is not contaminated or only at a lower price to sell and are forced by the GM companies to pay licensing fees because they had grown on their land "secret" patented GM crops.
The best example is Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer, who was first sued by Monsanto, because the seed has spread to his field.
But there is also a bright spot: before the next harvest, he sent Monsanto a bill for the professional removal of genetically modified Monsanto crops. This would initially pay in exchange for his silence. This year in March, Monsanto was then suddenly, but an hour before the trial to an out of court settlement to Schmeiser conditions.
Current legislation in Germany After a lengthy process, the Bundestag on 25 January 2008 in the 2nd / 3 Reading the new genetic engineering law finally adopted.
"Instead the purpose of the law - the protection of people and the environment to the dangers of genetic engineering - to be fulfilled is the recasting of the cultivation of GM crops easier in the future in Germany. The Ministry represents the interests of the biotechnology industry against the interests of the public. "Says Sigrid Totz (Greenpeace).
The law provides a 150 m distance from the GM maize area conventional fields 300 m to organic maize area before. This regular impurities acceptable aware, for example through pollen.
The original aim of the law, freedom of choice for consumers is ignored in this way, as this is not possible to each other by conventional agriculture, with agricultural genetic engineering and organic farming.
through private agreements may negotiate gene farmers also shorter distances and do not need any protection, it goes against the laws of biodiversity and food security.
farmers who wish to produce GM-free, must, on the other hand seek to protect their own land.
owners will remain with the Law no way to while operating leases prohibit the growing of GM crops on their land. You do not even need to be informed whether their tenants grow GM crops.
for contaminants that are below 0.9 percent, to gene-gene-farmers and peasants are not responsible for the interpretation of competent Federal Ministry. In the market demand for food vendor inside GM-free product, near the detection limit. Farmers who wish to produce GM-free, must bear the cost of testing and have the full risk of their crop remain seated.
And what man can do about it?? field Liberation - What is it? The term field denotes
exemption from the environmental activists targeted destruction of fields with genetically modified plants as action of civil disobedience.
met, legally speaking, a field release the offense of criminal damage and in any event in fenced areas and the trespass. The activists keep the uprooting genetically modified crops to be legitimate on the basis of potential risks to health and the environment, however. Some actions will be publicly announced in advance and participants to take any penalties aware accepted. In recent years, however, also in Germany increased clandestine field exemptions.
Furthermore, it is always possible, even to pay attention to the human food purchases. Not only are people then exposed to risks of GM products, it also decreases the overall Nachftage and thus be less genetically modified food is produced. based
directly to the University of Bielefeld ¡Calls Rabatz: no GM products in the refectory and coffee shop, that is, no dairy products such as Mueller was where the cows fed on GM feed.
also calls ¡Rabatz:
No patents on living creatures!
No genetic engineering at the University of Bielefeld and elsewhere! Related links:
Greenpeace on genetic engineering Percy Schmeiser Spiegel Online article: thousands of Indian farmers go to their deaths gendreck away Free Seeds Information Service GM GMO-free regions The Agro Rebel - Sepp Holzer
