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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by kortilla on Saturday February 13, 2021 @08:20PM (#26128785)
And my point is that everyone involved in organic certainly doesn’t want their narrative muddied by GMOs. If people accept that modified food is better, that destroys the demand for organic.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by giantg2 on Saturday February 13, 2021 @08:26PM (#26128830)
Why would a prohibition on GMO lead to a benefit of all the farming community? (That was your original comment)
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by kortilla on Monday February 15, 2021 @01:32AM (#26139775)
Because it preserves the status quo. GMO crops, if they live up the promise, will disrupt the majority of current food crops.

Major economics changes in any industry entirely wipe out lots of participants. Investments in certain types of equipment no longer make sense, farms in particular areas stop making sense, etc.

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