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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Let me see.....
I spend millions to make a better corn plant (or whatever).
You think you should only pay for one seed?
Thats cute, if you don't want to use the superior seed, don't, if you do pay for it.
Also while I don't know if they are 'bred to only work for one year.' that is a pretty good safeguard against enviormental 'pollution' from a GM crop.
GM food IS the future, the benifits are huge and the risks are hypothetical. I too have some questions, though my concerns are more mundane biology, I'm not worried about human health risks.
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meh. I didn't say that's terrible, or call it extortion. But i don't blame the people who see it that way. It looks like increasing dependance and potential for instability for people who already have too much of that. Farming in the west is still a risky business...out in minnesota, i see a lot of places go under and some places thrive. That's here...how much more risk is a farmer in a developing nation under?
It's a major obstacle to the adoption of western farming practices. That's about the most objective way i can say it. I don't know if them farming like we do is a good thing. I don't know that Agribusiness isn't entitled to recoup those costs. I'm rather ambivalent on the matter, as i simply don't know how people would be better off.