Monsanto gives up fight for GM plants in Europe

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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?

You do realise that through farming one does not simply seperate oneself from the surrounding ecosystem and create a bubble in which the outside world has no influence in and from which you dont have any influence on the outside.

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

Not when it can have negative effects on the surrounding fields, woods, natural habitats, cities and the customers of the food he produces.

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

You dont get it do you? Have ever been engaged in a reality outside of your cliche dentist son`s world?

the point of food aid - just like with any aid - is that it is given to the needing 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.

Food aid is given by goverments who buy food from the farmers who produce it.

And not by the farmers.

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.

A farm is not a bubble which has no influence on the outside ecosystem.

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...

That is your interpertation and overly theatrical presentation.

I see geneticaly supirior monsanto seed straying of the fields and pushing away less infirior but natural plants from their natural inhabitat.

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.

Oh yeah, just tell them...........

What a weard reply. And what then? trust them that they wont produce the products they export to europe according to european laws.

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.

My main concern is local production and not GMO. I am not anti GMO, but want the local economy to thrive and not to be depending on american low quality food exports.

The debate is irrelevant - German parlament said no and the case is closed.

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We are more transparent and more concerned over what our citizens actualy want.

...and what happens when what citizens want is based entirely on delusions and lies?

And what if aliens land and want anal sex?!!!


Stupid what if moaning and sobbing.

The benefit of a european education is that I know what a laconic phrase is.