Comments on: Global Harvest Initiative Seeks Not to Feed People, But to Bolster Big Ag Profits http://civileats.com/2009/09/22/global-harvest-initiative-seeks-to-feed-people-bolster-big-ag-profits/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sustainable Dish | Sustainable Table http://civileats.com/2009/09/22/global-harvest-initiative-seeks-to-feed-people-bolster-big-ag-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-4086 Sustainable Dish | Sustainable Table Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:17:51 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5088#comment-4086 [...] There are still many people of the mindset that genetically modified seeds can save the world – and they met, on Tuesday, to hash that out. The Global Harvest Initiative, which was founded by chemical and agriculture giants DuPont, John Deere, Monsanto and Archer Daniels Midland, is trying to make a buck on developing nations even though the method has failed miserably in the past. Paul Crossfield at Civil Eats has more. [...] [...] There are still many people of the mindset that genetically modified seeds can save the world – and they met, on Tuesday, to hash that out. The Global Harvest Initiative, which was founded by chemical and agriculture giants DuPont, John Deere, Monsanto and Archer Daniels Midland, is trying to make a buck on developing nations even though the method has failed miserably in the past. Paul Crossfield at Civil Eats has more. [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://civileats.com/2009/09/22/global-harvest-initiative-seeks-to-feed-people-bolster-big-ag-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-4083 Sarah Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:20:37 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5088#comment-4083 You know, the public and the government took the unfounded claims of Big Tobacco at face value for decades, despite growing evidence that not only were cigarettes and other tobacco products hazardous to your health, they were also highly addictive. Maybe someday the public and politicians will see past the unfounded platitudes and faux-humanitarianism of Big Ag and see that it is instead destroying our environment, our rural communities, and our health. The only difference is that Big Ag affects ALL Americans (and millions of other people around the world), not just smokers. Hope I'm still alive when the big Monsanto class action lawsuit comes around. You know, the public and the government took the unfounded claims of Big Tobacco at face value for decades, despite growing evidence that not only were cigarettes and other tobacco products hazardous to your health, they were also highly addictive.

Maybe someday the public and politicians will see past the unfounded platitudes and faux-humanitarianism of Big Ag and see that it is instead destroying our environment, our rural communities, and our health. The only difference is that Big Ag affects ALL Americans (and millions of other people around the world), not just smokers. Hope I’m still alive when the big Monsanto class action lawsuit comes around.

]]> By: Agribusiness Investment http://civileats.com/2009/09/22/global-harvest-initiative-seeks-to-feed-people-bolster-big-ag-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-4081 Agribusiness Investment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:02:20 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5088#comment-4081 IT HAS been a challenging 12 months for all industries, but agriculture has ridden the storm of global financial uncertainty and emerged as a career.. IT HAS been a challenging 12 months for all industries, but agriculture has ridden the storm of global financial uncertainty and emerged as a career..

]]> By: Marc http://civileats.com/2009/09/22/global-harvest-initiative-seeks-to-feed-people-bolster-big-ag-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-4080 Marc Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:27:12 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5088#comment-4080 We see evidence of the profit slant when Congress works on the Food and Farm Bill and foreign aid. Almost all foreign food aid legislation requires that much of the donations be made in the form of U.S. agricultural products, which is then shipped on U.S.-flagged ships. Packaging, shipping and distribution add significant costs, resulting in less food than if goods were purchased from local farmers. Somewhere I saw figures showing that $1000 would purchase 2 or 3 times more food if the money was spent locally instead of buying U.S. corn/wheat/soy and shipping it around the world. The last Food and Farm bill authorized a little bit of local food purchases, but the foreign aid part was still primarily a stimulus for U.S. ag and shipping. We see evidence of the profit slant when Congress works on the Food and Farm Bill and foreign aid. Almost all foreign food aid legislation requires that much of the donations be made in the form of U.S. agricultural products, which is then shipped on U.S.-flagged ships. Packaging, shipping and distribution add significant costs, resulting in less food than if goods were purchased from local farmers. Somewhere I saw figures showing that $1000 would purchase 2 or 3 times more food if the money was spent locally instead of buying U.S. corn/wheat/soy and shipping it around the world. The last Food and Farm bill authorized a little bit of local food purchases, but the foreign aid part was still primarily a stimulus for U.S. ag and shipping.

]]> By: sally oakley http://civileats.com/2009/09/22/global-harvest-initiative-seeks-to-feed-people-bolster-big-ag-profits/comment-page-1/#comment-4069 sally oakley Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:39:02 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=5088#comment-4069 thanks for this article paula, i posted it in FB!! thanks for this article paula, i posted it in FB!!

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