Monsanto GMO is killing Organic Food

by Raven, Tuesday, April 07, 2009, 09:54

Most of people did not expect that we would be out of healthy food in America so soon. It is not yet reality, but our nearest future. It turned out that the fate of small family farms, gardeners and other producer of non-genetically modified but organic and healthy food are very soon going to be thrown away. Their destiny is now consolidated in the hands of those people who are going to vote for or against the Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2009. This is a bill that is designed to give all the control over the food market in the US to GMO company as Monsanto. This is the moment when we have to defend organic farming, especially after the news that some GMO crops begin to fail.

Just recently it was reported that more than 80% of three different varieties of genetically modified corn crops in South Africa failed to produce kernels. It has seriously affected a lot of farmers who did not make any profit on their crops and lost the money invested in them. It was actually Monsanto GMO corn that failed. The plants were looking good and normal outside, but after the husks were pulled back, no kernels were found.

The company was trying to shed some light on the situation and to make press and people in the U.S. believe that the situation is under control and that it was only a problem connected with fertilization processes. Monsanto spokespeople also reported that only one fourth of all crops failed. But there are people in South Africa who fight for bio-security and they have reported that almost 80% of crops was ruined. These activists started an investigation that is supposed to prove the biotechnology and all genetically modified products cannot bring anything good to people, but to make crops fail, develop diseases and have other negative influence on people's health.

This failure of GMO corn crops had a very bad impact on South Africa's farmers and overall situation. Corn is the basic food in the ration of South African people and they were supposed to have huge losses. However, Monsanto decided to cover those losses and make people satisfied. This is very suspicious, because this is not how Monsanto usually deals with such problems. It can only mean that the crop failure was a biotechnology failure, indeed.

The tactics of Monsanto are very clear if gain a deeper insight into the problem. The company manages to push the farmers all around the world to buy its genetically modified seeds. They have an arsenal of tactics to force the farmers to buy their products, and then to make it illegal for them to use any other seeds but genetically modified and buy them from any other company but Monsanto. Their goal is pretty clear and they are quickly moving to the world's domination. They have politics in their pockets and can always have a necessary bill carried in order to help them. Sooner or later, those farmers that fought bravely against the domination of the GMO seeds simply have to go with them or quit. Monsanto does not give them any other choice.

At the present time the company is very close to reaching its ultimate goal: they control almost 90% of the world's seed market. And now they aimed to start controlling American legislation. They are building a monopoly and it is crystal clear. How can't it be crystal clear for most people that GMO products will lead us to disaster? If the Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2009 is passed, this disaster will become inevitable.

But they still can be stopped. If you find out about an act or effort of blocking the legislation to force farmers to buy GMO seeds, you should contact state representative connected with the Food Safety and Modernization Act.