Any source for this? On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:26 AM, JSM <[email protected]> wrote:
> Monsanto, Haiti's "New Earthquake" > > "A new earthquake" is what Haitian peasant farmer leader Chavannes > Jean-Baptiste of the Peasant Movement of Papay (MPP) called the news that > Monsanto will be dumping 60,000 seed sacks (475 tons) of hybrid corn seeds > and vegetable seeds on Haiti, seeds doused with highly toxic fungicides such > as thiram, known to be extremely dangerous to farm workers. Hybrid seeds, > like GMO seeds (in contrast to Creole heirloom or organic seeds) require > lots of water, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides. In addition if a small > farmer tries to save hybrid seeds after harvest, hybrid seeds usually do not > "breed true" or grow very well in the second season, forcing the > now-indentured peasant to buy seeds from Monsanto or one of the other > hybrid/GMO seed monopolies in perpetuity. Monsanto wanted initially to dump > GMO seeds on Haiti, but even the corrupt Haitian government knew that this > would spark a rebellion, so Monsanto cleverly decided to dump hybrid seeds > instead. The Haitian small farmers organization has committed to burning > Monsanto's seeds, and has called for a march to protest the corporation's > presence in Haiti on June 4, for World Environment Day. > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
