06-22-2014, 01:52 PM
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Originally posted by Opihikaobob
Monsanto sucks & most real people know it.
Also farmers in India are killing themselves as a result of M's actions - tough choice for them, too bad they see it as the only choice.
More false info from opihikaobob!
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/26/...-suicides/
"But in 2008, the International Food Policy Research Institute, an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations that aims to end hunger in the developing world, reached an entirely different conclusion.
“It is not only inaccurate, but simply wrong to blame the use of Bt cotton as the primary cause of farmer suicides in India,” said the report, stating that the introduction of Bt cotton in India had actually been effective in producing higher yields and decreasing pesticide usage by nearly 40%."
"The number of farmer deaths in India is much less than the general population. According to the report, the rate of suicide deaths among agricultural workers is around seven deaths per 100,000 people, whereas the overall suicide rate in India is close to 15 deaths per 100,000."
"And while the number of farm suicides rose sharply between 1995 and 2002, the trend of late has been downward or flat."
“In fact, our study found that the numbers of deaths of men in occupations other than farming was twice as great, meaning there were more deaths in clerical occupations, students, and other occupations than in agricultural work,” he said.