Serbian municipalities learned from Hungary?

"Few days ago, Hungarian government decided to destroy fields of GMO corn. Something more than 1000 acres have been ploughed. Deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development of Hungary, Lajos Bognar, said that GMO seeds are banned in Hungary, and that any further planting of GMO seeds will be considered a felony. Unlike many EU countries, Hungary has forbidden GMO, and is planning to make distribution of GMO seeds a felony.

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GMO main distributor, Monsanto, is struggling with governments in order to get the license to sell seeds. Monsanto claims that substance which is implemented in the seeds and which is killing the vermin who attack the plants, will diminish until ripening of the plant, so that fruits/vegetables are safe for humans.
Hungarian farmers, who planted the seeds, hoped that they will be compensated for destroying their crops, but the company that provided them the seeds is under liquidation. What’s worse, it is too late for them to replant crops, since the time for sowing has passed.
In Serbia, situation is a bit different. Most known plant used by farmers is soy. Though some number of municipalities have adopted regulations about GMO ban, some farmers are still sowing GMO seeds. As one of the farmers in Serbia said: ” We know it’s illegal, but, if you choose ordinary seed, you have to prepare lot of money for pesticides. GMO seeds do not need later treatment with chemicals and that saves our money.”
Perhaps they are right, that maybe saves money, but according to some tests, it won’t save their health, crushed by consuming GMO products. Some scientific tests have shown that generations of rats in third generation after using GMO food are becoming infertile. Also, many health problems, such as cancer, are usual problem for rats fed with GMO food.

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Nebojsa Kocic | E-Mail: n.kocic@inserbia.info | http://inserbia.info"

Source http://blogs.laweekly.com/