European Union begins to unravel

[MrMarkyMark]

This is standard Guardian language...



..giving the reader the impression that these companies are exploiting the world's hungry.

The chemical companies buy the seed and pre treat with the products they have created through their research. It results in a higher yield so farmers are only too happy to buy the product rather than going with standard untreated seed.

here is one of their corn products...

https://www.pioneer.com/home/site/us...ed-treatments/

I see this as progress.

Sure, depends on what you like to eat and whether you care about the environment I guess.

I don't eat them, well not knowingly at least.

[WTFH]

Seeds get treated before they are put down to the advantage of the buyer, ie the farmer.

But the destruction of the natural ecosystem.

So the ones who don't benefit are those who rely on nature or have any concerns at all for it.

[minestrone]

Sure, depends on what you like to eat and whether you care about the environment I guess.

I don't eat them, well not knowingly at least.

If we stopped using these products many hundreds of millions would be dead from starvation in a couple of years.

I don't have quaint little snowflake views on the 'environment'.

[MrMarkyMark]

If we stopped using these products many hundreds of millions would be dead from starvation in a couple of years.

I don't have quaint little snowflake views on the 'environment'.

Ah, you have bought Monsanto's claims hook, line and sinker.

You really are a prize clown

[minestrone]

Ah, you have bought Monsanto's claims hook, line and sinker.

You really are a prize clown

Africa imports 83% of its food, it's staggering really.

The whole continent is dependant on our farming technology yet you cling to easily disproved myths and the belief we are doing everything right at the moment and don't need science to help.

Crackpot

[WTFH]

Africa imports 83% of its food, it's staggering really.

The whole continent is dependant on our farming technology yet you cling to easily disproved myths and the belief we are doing everything right at the moment and don't need science to help.

Crackpot

1. Where do you get that figure from?
2. Why does Africa import that much?

[minestrone]

1. Where do you get that figure from?
2. Why does Africa import that much?

I read this sometime ago...

How the EU starves Africa into submission - CapX

the writer wrote a book on the subject with money from the Gates foundation.

[scooterscot]

Britain's finances worsen as deficit grows in September

[MrMarkyMark]

I read this sometime ago...

How the EU starves Africa into submission - CapX

the writer wrote a book on the subject with money from the Gates foundation.

Oh dear...the author has links to Monsanto, there's a surprise...



https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/20...nrN/story.html

[minestrone]

I would love to hear your opinion on chemtrails.