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Yes this is from "RT". The article simply reports against a major policy speech.
Putin wants Russia to become world's biggest exporter of Non-GMO food
Russia could become the world's largest supplier of ecologically clean and high-quality organic food, said President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. He also called on the country to become completely self-sufficient in food production by 2020.
"We are not only able to feed ourselves taking into account our lands, water resources Russia is able to become the largest world supplier of healthy, ecologically clean and high-quality food which the Western producers have long lost, especially given the fact that demand for such products in the world market is steadily growing," said Putin, addressing the Russian Parliament on Thursday.
According to the President, Russia is now an exporter, not an importer of food.
"Ten years ago, we imported almost half of the food from abroad, and were dependent on imports. Now Russia is among the exporters. Last year, Russian exports of agricultural products amounted to almost $20 billion - a quarter more than the revenue from the sale of arms, or one-third the revenue coming from gas exports," he said.
Putin said that all this makes Russia fully capable of supplying the domestic market with home-grown food by 2020.
In September, the Kremlin decided against producing food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Russia imposed an embargo on the supply of products from the EU and the United States as a response to Western sanctions. After Turkey shot down Russian Su-24 bomber, Russian authorities decided to ban the import of fruit, vegetables and poultry from Turkey. The ban will take effect from January 1.
https://www.rt.com/business/324605-russia-putin-healthy-food/
nationalize the fed
(2,169 posts)Monsanto executives lie about how only their patented genetically modified food can feed the world. And since they are ex or future government employees they can get away with it, while those who question this rubbish are called "Anti-Vaxxers". In the USA, everything is for sale, even truth. A sad state of affairs.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)HuckleB
(35,773 posts)Fear mongering has kept him in office, and this is the same thing.
newthinking
(3,982 posts)If you travel abroad you will see it everywhere. Regardless how one may feel about GMOs there is no denying that there is a large population throughout the world that does not want it and is willing to buy products that don't use the technology.
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)No one should be surprised by it. Those who love Putin because of this, however, should be called out for their silliness.
elias49
(4,259 posts)newthinking
(3,982 posts)I have been fairly liberal for many years and this whole idea that I should shut down and only pay any attention to a single viewpoint or cultural bias always seemed more like a conservative idea. In fact I don't recall that line of thinking having been apparent at all 20 years ago except with very backward people. It is a shame (and could be disastrous) that this is now evidenced in what are supposed to be more liberal circles.
Don't mistake intellectual openness for something "sinister". It isn't. Propagandists are not those who express freedom of thought and are widely read.
The idea that someone reading and commenting about something like this is "loving Putin"? Now that is pretty "silly"
elias49
(4,259 posts)I'll wait while some devise a way to make this another evil scheme by Russia to rule the world.
Uh waiting..
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)For years the soviets were major purchaser of american wheat and now export it themselves.