State Department Aggressively Pushed Genetically-Modified Crops To Help Agri-Biz Giants

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Aug 30, 2011, 2:53:27 PM8/30/11
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State Department Aggressively Pushed Genetically-Modified Crops To Help Agri-Biz Giants
The latest release of government files from WikiLeaks shows that the State Department has repeatedly pushed foreign governments to approve genetically-engineered crops and promote the international business interests of corporations like Monsanto and DuPont.
U.S. officials have used “outreach programs” in Africa, Asia and South America, where Western biotech agriculture has not been established. In one cable, American diplomats sought funding from Washington to send U.S. biotech experts and trade industry representatives to target countries for meetings with local politicians and agricultural officials.



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