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BrendaBrick

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Reply to Matariki (Original post)

Mon May 21, 2012, 12:13 PM

May 2012

on this important issue, and to also include this interview which aired on PBS Friday evening: (about 9 minutes)

"President Obama outlined Friday a private-public partnership to work on global poverty issues ahead of the Group of Eight summit in Camp David this weekend. Ray Suarez and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah discuss the initiative to lift millions out of poverty and hunger through farming partnerships."

Suarez really did his homework on this one, imo and is one of my favorite correspondents. Some interesting comments follow.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june12/foodsecurity_05-18.html

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"Partnering" with Monsanto and Pepsi to end world hunger? Call me skeptical... [View all] Matariki May 2012 OP

I read that on the State Department's Twitter feed today and this is what I mean EFerrari May 2012 #1

Are chickpeas genetically modified yet? djean111 May 2012 #2

But what could go wrong? postulater May 2012 #3

I don't give a rat's ass who the seeds are purchased from. bluestate10 May 2012 #5

Do you know anything about how Monsanto operates their seed business?... prairierose May 2012 #6

Very good explanation. Thanks. Matariki May 2012 #12

The Cablegate disclosures about State Department shilling for GMOs all over the world EFerrari May 2012 #15

You are mistaken on one thing. There are no terminator seeds in production NickB79 May 2012 #18

Then you probably need to read some more. EFerrari May 2012 #7

+1000 n/t. polly7 May 2012 #9

Exactly. Matariki May 2012 #13

I don't blame the poster for not knowing this. Monsanto et al are very slick. EFerrari May 2012 #14

As other people have pointed out, you REALLY need to educate yourself Matariki May 2012 #10

Sounds like a good idea. Congrats to the companies that are involved. nt bluestate10 May 2012 #4

Foxes partner with chickens to end fox hunger. undeterred May 2012 #8

More RoundUp for everyone! Odin2005 May 2012 #11

Monsanto wants to end hunger? me b zola May 2012 #16

"improve their productivity". There are good ways of improving productivity such as rotating crops jwirr May 2012 #17

Kicking for more visibility BrendaBrick May 2012 #19