The Wire

With the World Health Organisation and members of the scientific community telling us Genetically Modified plants are safe what is there to worry about? Metabolic diseases and cancers, industrial pollution, the creating of high risk mono-cultures and control of seeds are just a few issues raised by those who say there’s plenty to concern us about the practice of injecting plants with pesticides and making them more dependent on chemical intervention than ever. Environmentalist Dr Vandana Shiva says the impact of industrial farming is so bad, she calls it a war on our planet.

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