Sunday, June 20, 2010

Fun GMO Facts

Andrei also cited some interesting GMO facts:

Propagating GMO seeds cuts down on biodiversity as part of a seed control monopoly globally.
This limits farmer independence, but also cuts down on the variety of plant life, limiting our natural landscape and preventing the evolution of new and different species since all species of crops would eventually be the same.

110 million acres worldwide are using conventional farming techniques.
30 million acres worldwide are using organic farming techniques.

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