Monsanto gives up fight for GM plants in Europe

[Tiberius]

when crops are destroyed this stilll does not make the case for uprooting an ecosystem without the knowlege which consequences that may have.

You realise farming in its nature uproots ecosystems right? Fields aren't natural...they are man-made for the purposes of growing a large amount of one crop. At some point, an ecosystem is going to get uprooted. Most fields are left fallow every three years...are you against destroying that practice too?

At the end of the day, it's the farmer who should be making the decision for his fields.

What am I supposed to think of someone who when confronted with a famine wants to trade food?

Trade doesn't mean you swap food for food. We can always sell excess crops to other countries.

Other than that, the absence of monsanto hasnt hindered european countries from giving food aid for free

If countries / farmers want to give food away for free, that's great. It's still not enough food though, not by a long shot. GMO crops increase the amount of food available, because they are resistant to pests and pesticides.

You dont understand evolution and ecology.

Yes I do.

Pests are not the only compedetores for livingspace. Actualy "pests" like bugs have a purpose in a ecological system by keeping balance upright.
Other plants from the same species are main competatores. So a monsanto crop takes the living space from other crops.

Right, but we're talking about farming. It's up to the farmer what crops to plant each year, and they control the ecosystem. As I said before, a farmer often keeps a field fallow every three years or so; destroying any ecosystem that is dependent on crops being there.

Your words make it seem like Monsanto is going into fields at the dead of night and planting their seeds, which slowly takeover the farm...

The main fear is that the european market is flooded with cheap american food products, produced in a way that violates european means of production. this is something not only limited to monsanto.
European countries have strickt regulations on what country can export and import food from where to where. This is to prevent the spreading of diseases and also to keep local small production alive and independent.

IMO, it's a silly fear to have. Just tell Monsanto that they have to produce the seeds inside the EU according to current EU regulations. I'm sure they can skip the whole chlorine process and still sell seeds.

Unfortunately though, the main fear isn't what you said. The main fear is a falsehood perpetuated by the anti-GMO crowd (who are also lobbyists), that GMO crops are dangerous or unhealthy, or whatever lie they decide to tell that day. There is great research into GM crops; they have a great potential for good, but they are blocked for bad reasons.