India Slams Monsanto with Unprecedented ‘Biopiracy’ Charges
India has joined the conglomerate of nations directly opposed to the agricultural corruption brought upon by bloated biotechnology giant Monsanto, declaring legal action against the corporation for a crime dubbed ‘biopiracy‘. The charges were brought against Monsanto for utilizing a local eggplant variety to develop their own genetically modified version including the notorious biopesticide Bt. Monsanto’s Bt GMO crops are known to threaten the environment in addition to human health, and India considers Monsanto’s unauthorized testing of the crops to be biopiracy.
India’s National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) made the unprecedented decision as detailed in their official statements on the subject, joining nations like Hungary and Peru in their efforts to control Monsanto’s presence within their borders. Hungary was among the first to lead the charge, actually destroying more than 1,000 acres of Monsanto’s GM maize in direct defiance against the company. Peru also took a monumental stand against Monsanto, announcing a ten-year-ban on GMO crops and genetically modified ingredients.
In summary of the decision, the journal Nature Biotechnology states:
An Indian government agency has agreed to sue the developers of genetically modified (GM) eggplant for violating India’s Biological Diversity Act of 2002. India’s National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is alleging that the developers of India’s first GM food crop—Jalna-based Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) partnered with St. Louis–based seed giant Monsanto and several local universities—used local varieties to develop the transgenic crop, but failed to gain the appropriate licenses for field trials.
Leaked Documents Show India May be Targeted for GMO Opposition
Will India be targeted by the United States and others for opposing GMO crops? Leaked documents have revealed that the United States may ‘penalize’ nations against Monsanto’s genetically modified creations with military-style trade wars and more. In fact, it was that in late 2007, the United States ambassador to France and business partner to George W. Bush, Craig Stapleton, requested that the European Union along with particular nations that did not support GMO crops face repercussions.
The ambassador plainly calls for ‘target retaliation’ against nations who are against using Monsanto’s genetically modified corn, despite research linking it to severe damage to your body. Therefore, the question must be asked as to whether or not the United States will attempt to ‘penalize’ India for taking such an unprecedented move against Monsanto. While that remains to be seen, it is clear that Monsanto is increasingly being resisted across the globe by nations and individuals alike.
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Mansanto is no longer a company. They are a force of evil. We need to get off our complacent a**es and start demanding they stop poisoning our children!
YES! Well stated. Start taking action!
If the US government had any decency or integrity it would revoke Monsanto's business license and sue it for malfeasance. Instead they promote Monsanto's evil around the world and even threaten countries who don't want to be poisoned. I agree with the other comments here. Go India!
Already one of the most corrupt states in India (UP) has given green signal for GM crops.
how does GM crops affect humans?
I like how SHERMAN won the war…
i am school counselor and one of my students tearfully told me today her 2 year old brother has cancer. I know that either this baby had been fed GMO baby formula or the mother had a heavy GMO /pesticides/preservatives diet in her pregnancy. I also suspect she let them give her child every single vacination possible rather than picking and choosing or decllining all together. How else can you get cancer at 2 years old??? Needless to say the family is in crisis and this child who is already refusing to eat will not survive chemo and radiation. I normally don't get depressed about my work but this case is really affecting me.
no nation is supposed to support a company and go against their foreign policy…, there is no valid reason for USA to erupt their foreign policy with other nation merely having regard to the health of their indigenous industries, they have restricted Monsanto from entering into their territory…!!!! this is equally shameful and undemocratic….