"In South America, the Brazilian Government has
launched a GM-free soy programme to help farmers access non-GM soy seeds. In
Argentina new research has exposed that the herbicide Glyphosate, used on the
majority of GM crops grown worldwide, could have severe negative impacts on
human health... This has led to bans on spraying of the herbicide near people's
homes. In Uruguay, local areas are declaring themselves GM-free...
"Widespread resistance to GM crops in the
developing world and Europe means that they are only planted on a large scale
in a handful of countries and that over 97% of global agricultural land is
GM-free...
"GM crops continue to collapse in Europe. Less than
0.06 percent of European fields are planted with GM crops. Seven EU countries
have banned Monsanto's GM maize because of growing evidence of its negative
environmental impacts. Three countries banned BASF's GM potato due to health
concerns immediately after its authorisation in spring 2010, and for the first
time five member states have sued the European Commission over the
authorisation of a GM crop. "
-Friends of the Earth International, "Cracks Widen
in Biotech Industry Myths," press release announcing the 2011 report,
"Who Benefits from GM Crops?"
