Re: [Marxism] Is Cuba really turning to GM crops?

[Ruthless Critic of All that Exists <ok.president+nbsy@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:13 AM,  <sabocat59@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is somewhat old news but the answer is yes.
>
> Greg McDonald
>
> https://prod.biotech.indymedia.org/es/2004/06/2995.shtml
>
>
>  Unlike in the UK where open fields are used, Cuban GM crops are grown in 
> special greenhouses that completely sealed from environment so that no 
> genetically modified material can escape to the outside.

But that's only during testing, as the article clarifies. During
actual production, open fields will *have* to be used, if crops are to
be grown on a large scale.

Many anti-GM people fear (unfoundedly for the most part) unanticipated
side effects, which can only manifest later and will not be caught in
testing to begin with.

So this is sort of a non sequitur.

In any case,Cuba needs to be applauded for not kow-towing to the
Luddite, reflexively anti-GM greenie-green bandwagon.

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