20 Years of Failure
NEW REPORT
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The bigger the failures, the bigger the promises.
A new Greenpeace report exposes the dismal failure of GMO crops to live up to their promises. The report also debunks every one of those promises.
According to the report: 1) there are no GM crops designed to deliver high yields; 2) GM crops do not hold the key to climate resilience; 3) there is no scientific consensus that GM crops are safe for humans and the environment; 4) GM crops do not simplify crop protection—weeds and pests evolve to resist “crop protection” chemicals, creating worse problems; 5) GM crops are not economically viable for farmers; 6) GM crops cannot coexist with other agricultural systems without causing contamination of non-GM crops; 7) Genetic engineering is not the most promising pathway of innovation for food systems.
As we’ve known all along, Monsanto’s seeds are engineered for the sole purpose of selling dangerous pesticides.
“Over the past 20 years, GM technology has only been taken up by a handful of countries for a handful of crops, so no wonder two thirds of Europe have decided to ban it. Where GM crops are grown, they lead to increased pesticide use and the entrenchment of industrial farming systems that in turn exacerbate hunger, malnutrition and climate change.” – Franziska Achterberg, Greenpeace EU food policy director