10-09-2011, 05:10 AM
If MONSANTO and the other GMO chemical companies were REALLY interested in solving the problem of world hunger, they would be developing crops that had a higher nutrient content, so that, for example, one head of lettuce could provide all the needed vitamins and minerals for a family of 4. Instead, they are developing crops that can survive being heavily sprayed with herbicides and pesticides (Monsanto's 'Roundup-Ready' product), square tomatoes for easier packing, produce with a longer shelf life (look nice longer but still lose nutritional content over time), etc. In fact, a large part of the world hunger problem is distribution: food send by relief agencies to countries like Somalia never reaches the starving masses, because the military commandeers the shipments and the food ends up on the black market, where only the wealthy can afford to buy.