Prince Charles warns of 'disaster' on GM food

[Divinorumus]

Prince Charles warns of 'disaster' on GM food
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LONDON (AFP) — The widespread development of genetically modified crops risks leading to the worst environmental "disaster" ever, Prince Charles said in an interview published Wednesday.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the Prince of Wales added that relying on "gigantic corporations" for food production, rather than small farmers, would lead to an "absolute disaster".

"What we should be talking about is food security not food production -- that is what matters and that is what people will not understand," the heir to the throne was quoted as saying.

"And if they think it's somehow going to work because they are going to have one form of clever genetic engineering after another then again count me out, because that will be the biggest environmental disaster of all time."

His comments come amid rising concerns worldwide over rapidly rising food prices -- the World Bank estimates that food prices have almost doubled over the past three years, and its president Robert Zoellick has said two billion people are affected by the food crisis.

The prince insisted he did not want to turn back the clock, telling the newspaper: "It's not going backwards. It is actually recognising that we are with nature, not against it. We have gone working against nature for too long."

[Delphine]

the World Bank estimates that food prices have almost doubled over the past three years,

I knew I was having trouble at Winn-Dixie, but doubled? I guess that's so. Sorry, my ability to worry about global problems is limited when my own devalued dollar is trying to pay double for the same thing.

[Dynja]

Having lived in corn country for a while...I can say that the small farmer is continually becoming a thing of the past.
Is it possible that as big business takes over the farming industry....they will sell out and our food supply will be controlled by...perhaps even the Chinese?
Where DOES it end?

[Dark Skies]

Small farms are using GM seeds as well.

[Divinorumus]

....they will sell out and our food supply will be controlled by...perhaps even the Chinese? Where DOES it end?

Where does it end? When everyone is eating synthetic food, made in some factory. Land is to valuable to waste growing food on it. Besides, soon the climate won't be right for growing food anyhow.

[Judee]

Where does it end? When everyone is eating synthetic food, made in some factory. Land is to valuable to waste growing food on it. Besides, soon the climate won't be right for growing food anyhow.

Yes, and when food is manufactured in some factory Div, they can dispense the chemical lobotomy drugs directly in the food! Apparently that would be okay with the majority of people since they obviously think that those drugs are 'good for them'!