Sad and ironic
Talk about unintended consequences. From a good article about the anti-GMO fear-mongering:
Moms aren’t hearing the whole story and should be aware of the enormous costs associated with these regulations. For example, a dozen states are considering bills to label GM food. That may sound harmless, but labeling mandates will lead to fewer food choices for consumers and will harm the very businesses many of the anti-GMO activists claim to defend: the small farmer and upstart food producer. GMO labeling might be doable for large food manufacturers, but for businesses just starting out, medium-sized food companies, and small-scale farmers, the costs of these new regulations could be crushing. That’s right: Anti-GMO labeling laws will help Big Food by quashing the competition.
For us, the anti-GMO fear-mongering is an inconvenience and perhaps a price issue. But for sub-sahara Africa, the anti-GMO fear-mongering is a matter of life and death for tens of thousands, as some governments continue to ban GM grains from entering their country -- preferring to starve their people out of ignorance, or for the benefit of their own pocketbook by ensuring that they can export non-GM food to the green fascists in Europe.
ReplyDeleteI recall reading an interview with Norman Borlaug (whose technology is credited with saving one billion (with a "b") lives in India in the '70s). Dr. Borlaug said he and his team could solve famine problems in Africa forever if only the African governments would let him. But they wouldn't, so he didn't, and we continue to have famine in Africa to this day.
You'll enjoy the Madagascar student who pranked the anti-GMO crowd into showing their true colors -- they'll believe and say anything as long as it fits their agenda.
ReplyDeleteH/T Watts Up With That