"Robin Dumpleton" wrote in message ...

GM plants let loose in Africa? Can you see Greenpeace letting that happen.

Robin, you made me smile ...

http://pewagbiotech.org/newsroom/ann...nts/082603.php

Some facts for the lazy to click:

GM crops are planted on more than 145 million acres worldwide

U.S. Farmers are the largest producers of GM food crops, accounting
for over two-thirds of all biotechnology crops planted globally (96.3
million acres)

In 2003, 81% of U.S. soybeans were genetically engineered, covering
59.7 million acres.

Now, if GM crops are taking over the US, what will stop them taking
over Africa?

In 20 years they will take over Europe, too. It's just a technology,
nothing else. We don't stop using cars because people get run over -
and with GM crops people are just talking that maybe sometime someone
might get hurt.

Novice