A new investigation details a covert campaign that companies such as Monsanto, now Bayer, and Syngenta waged against critics who threatened its profit
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With his often angry broadcasts about genetically modified food, Blakk Rasta is an obvious target. He often speaks with anger, likening GMOs to “colonialism” by “people who come and spawn your land feed you on something that you don’t want to eat”. Blakk Rasta’s concerns about GMOs are caused by the industrial nature of the modern process, dominated by multinational firms. He accuses them of “looking at business more than humanity”. This is a very rich industry that is used to getting its way.
That’s significant because the country ranks as one of the top 10 in the world for uptake of modified crops. Such victories are rare.
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