Reply #6: the VIit A increase in golden rice is very, very small, [View All]

[nosmokes]

and as is pointed out in the wikipedia link, more could be done by utilizing local/indigenous plants and biodynamic farming methods. as for why indian farmers are committting suicide in such high numbers it is directly attributable to high debt caused by having to buy seds and poisons monsanto because of deals made corrupt officials bought with large amounts of cash that monsanto had, in part, thanks to subsidies from the us gov't, and the subsidized grain from the US farmers that gets shipped into india. these two factors combine to make itnear impossible for an indian farmer to eke out even a subsistence living, much less a comfortable one.

studies have shown that localized organic farming can more than feed the world amply, but it can do so while producing healthy and nutritious food and keeping the soil, water and air cleaner of chemical and toxic waste.