Re: GMO in Developing Nations

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Oz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Bruce Sinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>>I can certainly see how this might happen ... IFF all crops were to be GE. Do 
>>you think this is likely to happen ? ... and on what timescale if yes ?
>>I admit, I don't see a serious market for GE food yet - I simply don't see the
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>>benefit to me or any other consumer. Until there is one, why would anyone buy 
>>it ?
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>You forget that essentially all of the americas and most of asia are,
>and have been, eating and growing gm crops for several years.

I don't forget it at all. I encourage it. I want long term data on what, if 
anything, happens to people. I don't want that data collected on me :)

>  The world
>leader is china, where gm is now into vegetables and a wide range of
>crops. Much cheaper for peasants to grow, and very good for the
>environment.

I'll believe that when there is some data. Long term ... not just a few years 
.. and when we actually know a little bit about ecology :)

>It's europe that is out of step with the world.

You might think that ... I don't.

Bruce



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