The Danger of Genetically Modified Foods

Food Security Extinct for Barbados

By now, there are hardly any crops in Barbados that can generate its own seeds. That is because our farmers have been buying their seeds from an imported source and they have been genetically modified.

The worse part is that even if you were a farmer using natural techniques, the pollen from the plants of your neighbour who is using genetically modifies seeds, will modify the seeds of your crops on pollination.

The real danger is that GM seeds do not produce seeds fit for a second crop. You have to keep on buying the seeds from the imported source. What this has done, is put us at the mercy of seed producers. We can no longer grow plants and save the seeds for the next crop. They either won't grow or give very slender yields.

Below is a video of what is happening to farmers in India. They are committing suicide as a result of the complexities arising from the problem.



URL Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av6dx9yNiCA&feature=player_embedded