10-02-2012, 10:30 AM
quote:There were four statements in there - three are untrue (that papaya farmers are no better off now than they would be without GMO papayas, that black spot has replaced ringspot and is [implied to be] just as bad, and Japan is not buying GMO papayas), and the fourth is a personal anecdote that doesn't have anything to do with GMO. What more do you want?
Originally posted by punafish
Please point out the other "mistruths" in the above statement.
In case it somehow wasn't clear, GMO papayas are only meant to be resistant to the disease and make it marketable; they're not going to magically double the price of the fruit.