VICTORY for food safety? Multiple GMO seeds to be phased out over the next few years | NaturalHealth365

by: Damon Hines, staff writer | March 2, 2021

(NaturalHealth365) Long-billed as “seeds of hope” and the technological solution to food production and global hunger, the $55 billion genetically modified food industry is finally being seen for what it’s always been: a deceptive, capitalist example of The Emperor’s New Clothes.  As popular products of biotechnology are no longer offering the same protection against strains of insects and pests, a growing number of farmers are turning to organic and regenerative methods of agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) might finally be waking up to the horror of what resistant insects and pests really mean for the future of agriculture.

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Use of Herbicides Costs UK Economy £400 Million A Year: Organic Agriculture Is The Only Solution — Collective Evolution – January 7, 2020

(Collective-Evolution)  We constantly hear the banter that organic agriculture is simply not sustainable. This is not true, and that’s been made clear by a plethora of literature that’s available on the topic. What is true is that big agrochemical giants, like Monsanto (Bayer) for example, would lose billions of dollars a year if herbicides were no longer considered sustainable, or healthy. This is why these corporate entities spend so much of their revenue marketing the idea that herbicides are necessary, that it’s impossible to grow our food because of pest infestation, and that organic agriculture simply isn’t possible on a large scale, nor economically sustainable. This isn’t true either. →

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Sikkim vann FN:s pris för bästa policy – första delstaten i världen att helt förbjuda pesticider — TV Hälsa – 20 September, 2019

(TV-Hälsa)  Sikkim, en mindre delstat i Indien var den första att gå över till helt ekologisk jordbruk redan 2016. Turismen ökade med 70 procent, och marken har blivit helt återställd. Människor över hela världen har besökt platsen, där över 4,500 olika växtarter och sällsynta vilda djur lever i ett blomstrande ekosystem. →

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Organic apples are better than conventional apples for gut health, new study reveals — NaturalHealth365 – August 19, 2019

(NaturalHealth365) As we understand more and more about the importance of gut health, many people are making food choices to feed a healthy microbiome in the gut. If you’re working to keep your gut healthy, organic apples offer a far better choice than pesticide-treated, conventional apples. In fact, a new study supports the benefits of going organic, specifically when choosing your apples.

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Kyrgyzstan announces 10-year plan to switch to 100% organic agriculture — NaturalNews.com – March 2, 2019

March 02, 2019 by: Tracey Watson

(Natural News) Sometimes the smallest nations can prove to be the bravest and most progressive in their thinking. Western countries like to believe that they are the most advanced in the world, and they certainly are in some respects, but when it comes to genetically modified crops and avoiding chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, other countries are leaving the West in their dust…Read more

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Organic food isn’t just better for you – it tastes better too — December 21, 2017

(Natural News) The organic food industry has been booming for more than a decade — and the market shows no signs of slowing down. In June 2017, reports showed that sales of organic products had doubled since 2007, with totals reaching upwards of $47 billion. And there’s plenty of good reasons why the market for…Read more

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The Seed Guardians: Meet the Women of India Who are Revolutionizing Organic Farming — October 19th, 2017

October 19th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World For some time now, we’ve been hearing about the important role women have in curbing environmental destruction. After all, the argument goes, the patriarchal system is at the root of our environmental problems — with its sole focus on the profitable bottom line and…Read more

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