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Peru Bans Monsanto and GMOs

Some snippets from the article:

Those GMO containing foods will now be completely banned

GM foods are on the shelves of our markets and wineries, and consumers buy them and take them into their homes to eat without knowing it.

One of the biggest fears Peruvian farmers have regarding GMOs is the loss of biodiversity.

I am not a scientist, a farmer, or an expert. That said, I hear this a lot, diversity. When an area becomes a monoculture, bad things happen. But our system seems to be set up to make these monocultures a better deal, than creating a diverse system on one’s land. I just hope politics isn’t the main reason behind our food and agriculture decisions. I like to think there are some logical reasonings behind them. (I see that neither monocultures and reasonings are acceptable words, but I kept them in there.)

Read the full article at foodrenegade.com