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Perth Indymedia Radio Crew
Interview with Julie Newman from Network of Concerned Farmers - an Australia wide network of conventional and organic farmers who are concerned about the economic, environmental and social impacts of genetically modified crops...
See: http://www.non-gm-farmers.com
She discusses various aspects of GM Crops, and why she is involved with "Activism".
She speaks of the highly paid PR people working with Monsanto and Bayer, who seek absolute corporate monopoly of the Food Chain - from the seed to the paddock to the plate...
"We are told GM is more profitable and beneficial for farmers when it is not... We are told GM food is rigorously tested for health when it is not. GM technique is an unperfected imprecise science that could have serious implications to consumers..."
"We are told farmers and consumers will have a choice to avoid GM crops and food when we will not - it is not possible to segregate to legal and market demands..."
"We are told the future for GM crops will be better when it could be the biggest threat to food and agriculture we have ever faced..."
This interview was broadcast on the Perth Indymedia Radical Radio show - 20th April 2005. The file is a 16 minute MP3 around 5MB...
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