American Multinational Firms Stealing Iraqi Grain Seeds
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When the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) celebrates biodiversity on World Food Day on October 16, Iraqi farmers will be mourning its loss.
A new report [1] by GRAIN and Focus on the Global South has found that new legislation in Iraq has been carefully put in place by the US that prevents farmers from saving their seeds and effectively hands over the seed market to transnational corporations. This is a disastrous turn of events for Iraqi farmers, biodiversity and the country's food security. While political sovereignty remains an illusion, food sovereignty for the Iraqi people has been made near impossible by these new regulations. "
The US has been imposing patents on life around the world through trade deals. In this case, they invaded the country first, then imposed their patents. This is both immoral and unacceptable", said Shalini Bhutani, one of the report's authors. , one of the report's authors.
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say WHAT??? the iraqis are no longer allowed to choose what seeds they can and cannot plant?!?!?!?!?! what the hell??
The U.S. is really not interested in seeing a peaceful iraq...what essentially is happening is dividing and conquering (a la UK style), and plundering and running (like vikings), all for the sole profit of U.S. companies.
It truly is sad to see what the rich West is doing to the poor...
But the poor and the oppressed will be victorious in the end!!!!!!!
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) celebrates biodiversity on World Food Day on October 16, Iraqi farmers will be mourning its loss.
A new report [1] by GRAIN and Focus on the Global South has found that new legislation in Iraq has been carefully put in place by the US that prevents farmers from saving their seeds and effectively hands over the seed market to transnational corporations. This is a disastrous turn of events for Iraqi farmers, biodiversity and the country's food security. While political sovereignty remains an illusion, food sovereignty for the Iraqi people has been made near impossible by these new regulations. "
The US has been imposing patents on life around the world through trade deals. In this case, they invaded the country first, then imposed their patents. This is both immoral and unacceptable", said Shalini Bhutani, one of the report's authors. , one of the report's authors.
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say WHAT??? the iraqis are no longer allowed to choose what seeds they can and cannot plant?!?!?!?!?! what the hell??
The U.S. is really not interested in seeing a peaceful iraq...what essentially is happening is dividing and conquering (a la UK style), and plundering and running (like vikings), all for the sole profit of U.S. companies.
It truly is sad to see what the rich West is doing to the poor...
But the poor and the oppressed will be victorious in the end!!!!!!!
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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