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Subject: monsanto
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bobdylan 21.09.12 - 10:56pm
In what has been called the single largest wave of recorded suicides in human history, Indian farmers are now killing themselves in record numbers. It has been extensively reported, even in mainstream news, but nothing has been done about the issue. The cause? Monsantos cost-inflated and ineffective seeds have been driving farmers to suicide, and is considered to be one of the largest if not the largest cause of the quarter of a million farmer suicides over the past 16 years. * +

bobdylan 21.09.12 - 10:57pm
According to the most recent figures (provided by the New York University School of Law), 17,638 Indian farmers committed suicide in 2009 about one death every 30 minutes. In 2008, the Daily Mail labeled the continual and disturbing suicide spree as The GM (genetically modified) Genocide. Due to failing harvests and inflated prices that bankrupt the poor farmers, struggling Indian farmers began to kill themselves. Oftentimes, they would commit the act by drinking the very same insecticide tha * +

bobdylan 21.09.12 - 10:58pm
that Monsanto supplied them with a gruesome testament to the extent in which Monsanto has wrecked the lives of independent and traditional farmers. To further add backing to the tragedy, the rate of Indian farmer suicides massively increased since the introduction of Monsantos Bt cotton in 2002 * +

ladibud 21.09.12 - 10:59pm
this is so horribly sad * +

urvoice1 21.09.12 - 10:59pm
wasn't it something to do with 'one generation' seeds ? * +

banjo 21.09.12 - 11:04pm
Hmmm, That's one theory. Unfortunately its not all that clear cut. Actually the rate of farmer suicides has been fairly constant for decades , even predating the wider intro of gm seed. Also the blame is layed on change from agrarian based economy where a farmer and his produce is high value to a more industrial one . Classic ' scissor crisis' etc * +

bobdylan 21.09.12 - 11:05pm
The companys first product was the artificial sweetener saccharin which it sold to the Coca-Cola company. It also introduced caffeine and vanillin to Coca-Cola * +

phallica 21.09.12 - 11:06pm
As a side note, there's reason to believe in a cancer link with Monsanto GM produce. * +

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