Posted January 5, 2018
Are genetically modified crops really needed to “feed the world,” or is the phrase simply a marketing slogan that has been repeated so many times it’s now considered fact by the mainstream media? According to a new editorial published in The Washington Post, Monsanto’s de facto mission statement isn’t even a question: supporting the non-GMO movement is “immoral,” author Mitch Daniels asserts, building upon the oft-repeated argument that we need GMOs to feed a growing world population. But like so many proponents of GMOs who can’t see past a surface-level infatuation with the “science” buzzword behind Big Agrobusiness’ controversial technologies, Daniels is missing the point, and the evidence is hiding in plain sight. Read more.