Genetically Modified (GM) crops taking over the world! What this means for farmers, the economy, and consumers like you.
Jane SusskindPublished: 10 Nov, 2011
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It’s springtime in South America and just last week, somewhere on that green continent, a farmer planted the world’s 3 billionth acre of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, signaling another milestone in biotechnology’s steady ascent toward conventionality. This is celebrated news for biotech companies like Monsanto, but it’s been received as a gloomy portent by farmers who’ve invested big in the promises of GM crops only to discover the harsh truth about Big Ag’s zero-sum game.
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