GMO & THE FUTURE OF FOOD, LIFE AND HUMANITY

Future of Food - Genetically Modified Food (documentary)

Deborah Koons Garcia

There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. This documentary explores the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade. It also examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multi-national corporations seek to control the world's food system.

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LE MONDE SELON MONSANTO (Documentaire)

Ce film retrace l’histoire de Monsanto, une multinationale américaine, aujourd’hui leader mondial des OGM, et considérée comme l’un des plus grands pollueurs de l’ère industrielle (PCB, agent orange, hormones de croissance, roundup...).

Après une enquête de trois ans, en Amérique du nord et du sud, en Europe et en Asie, il reconstitue la genèse d’un empire industriel, qui, à grand renfort de rapports mensongers, de collusion avec l’administration nord-américaine, de pressions et tentatives de corruption, est devenu l’un des premiers semenciers de la planète.

En s’appuyant sur des documents et des témoignages inédits de scientifiques, victimes de ses activités toxiques, avocats, hommes politiques et de représentants de la Food and Drug Administration ou de l’Environmental Protection Agency des Etats Unis, le documentaire montre comment, derrière l’image d’une société propre et verte décrit par la propagande publicitaire, se cache un projet hégémonique menaçant la sécurité alimentaire du monde, mais aussi l’équilibre écologique de la planète.

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MONSANTO'S BT COTTON KILLS BOTH FARMERS & THE SOIL

A recent scientific study carried out by Navdanya, compared the soil of fields where Bt-cotton had been planted for 3 years with adjoining fields with non GMO cotton or other crops. The region covered included Nagpur, Amravati and Wardha of Vidharbha which accounts for highest GMO cotton planting in India, and the highest rate of farmers suicides (4000 per year).

In 3 years, Bt-cotton has reduced the population of Actinomycetes by 17%. Actinomycetes are vital for breaking down cellulose and creating humus.

Bacteria were reduced by 14%. The total microbial biomass was reduced by 8.9%.

Vital soil beneficial enzymes which make nutrients available to plants have also been drastically reduced. Acid Phosphatase which contributes to uptake of phosphates was reduced by 26.6%. Nitrogenase enzymes which help fix nitrogen were reduced by 22.6%.

At this rate, in a decade of planting with GM cotton, or any GM crop with Bt genes in it, could lead to total destruction of soil organisms, leaving dead soil unable to produce food.

The ISAAA in its recent release has stated that there are 7.6 mha of Bt-cotton in India. This means 7.6 mha of dying soils.

The impact of GMO’s on soil organisms is not commonly studied. This is a vital lacunae because Bt toxin crops such as Mon 810 corn or Bt-cotton or Bt Brinjal have serious impact on beneficial soil organisms.

The government of India is trying to grant approval to Bt Brinjal without Bio safety studies on impact on Soil organisms. The European Commissión is trying to put pressure on GMO free countries to introduce Mon 810.

The Navdanya study the first that has looked at the long term impact of Bt cotton on soil organisms is a wake up to regulators worldwide. It also shows that the claims of the Biotechnology industry about the safety of GM crops are false.

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Navdanya A-60, Hauz Khas New Delhi - 110 016
Phone : 91-11-26535422 / 26532124
Email : vandana@vandanashiva.com Website : www.navdanya.org