I’ve been looking into this a little more and apparently Carey Gillam is buddy-buddy with RFK Jr. So I’m not sure how much I trust her.
Still, I had no idea Monsanto was responsible for Agent Orange. Learning that was enough to make watching this video worth it. Still, as with any other topic, you’ll want to look for multiple resources.
rafoix@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
There’s nothing wrong with genetically modifying foods. The problem is the exploitative legal contracts that they come with.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
We need FOSS seeds rather than proprietary ones.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 month ago
This actually exists. I don’t have the specifics, but people have started collecting non-copyrighted seeds a long time and iirc also added some sort of licensing to it so MegaCorp cannot just suck it up later.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s just traditional seed saving practices. They’ve essentially Public Domain. There’s some small farms creating their own “artisan” varieties. Some times they’re true breeding and the seeds can be harvested for replanting. Sometimes they’re hybrids and simply can’t be saved like that for technical reasons. The farms doing artisan stuff sometimes ask for a small donation if you do seed saving so they can put food on their table, but it’s an honor system thing.
Soggy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
We need to abandon the patent system entirely.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 month ago
Oh I’m aware of how Monsanto works.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
You don’t even need GMO to create a crop that is covered via patent.
mnhardy.umn.edu/apples/licensing
The University of Minnesota has a large apple breeding system to create new varieties that it sells licenses to. The university funds the development by selling licenses on the trees.