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  1. Jim Danisch says:

    I live in Nepal and have been following the issue of Monsanto in Nepal since USAID first announced a partnership to bring more Monsanto HYBRID maize seeds into Nepal. There never was mention of GMO seeds, although it would be easy to predict that as the next step. This article is very inaccurate — Monsanto hybrid seeds have been in Nepal for several years, under the name of various Indian companies. Corn in Nepal is mostly used for feeding cows and buffalos. There was no riot; just a peaceful demonstration. There still is no official announcement from either USAID or the Nepal Ministry of Agriculture about seed policy. Please check your information more carefully before publishing, since this kind of inaccuracy only discredits the anti-Monsanto movement. Meanwhile, there are many of us in Nepal actively demonstrating and promoting high yield organic agriculture as a better approach, with no side effects besides healthy people and healthy environment.

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