"India had 120,000 varieties of rice seeds; today, no more than 50 are available." http://snipurl.com/bp35z
What does "vegetarian" even mean if rice has human DNA in it and brinjal (eggplant) has Bt spliced into its DNA? http://snipurl.com/bp62f
In a country like India for which rice is not only a staple but possesses deep religious significance, this treatment of it defies the limits of outrage. And it was just such outrage over contamination through pig and cow fat (used in British cartridges) which triggered the massive rebellion in 1857 against the British.
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Met libertarian and conservative farmers and learned an incredible amount about farming and nature and science, as well as about government violations against them and against us all. The other side of the fence is nothing like what we've been (
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