Just recently I was presented with information on a bill that will demand that the government of Canada investigate the effects of GM wheat and alfalfa on export markets. This will be a huge boon to small time organic farmers because, as was shown in the past with GM flax, the GM seeds spread into organic farmers crops and then European markets will not buy the contaminated GM crops. Let alone their crops will no longer be organic. There is also many other concerns with GM crops, especially their ability to out compete heritage varieties of crops.
History shows that mono cropping leads to decreased food security because of such things as disease or blights because without genetic diversity crops can not survive them. From what I understand genetic diversity is the key to a strong ecosystem and GM mono cropping is the antithesis of genetic diversity.
I and most Canadians are in no serious danger of hunger compared to many people around the world, but we are setting our selves up for a food security disaster in the future.
If you live in Canada, visit this site and support the bill !!
http://www.cban.ca/Take-Action/Support-Bill-C-474
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