By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today “GM corn has completely changed the landscape of corn farming in the country, in a negative way,” Dr. Chito Medina, National Coordinator of farmers’ welfare advocacy group, Masipag (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-ulad ng Agrikultura).
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Pedro Arnado, chairperson of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-Davao, said farmers have complained of low incomes and bankruptcy due to their failure to pay mounting debts from traders in business with multinational genetically-modified seed producers.
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today “Gibinu-angan lang mi sa gobyerno, wala man diay para sa amoa (The government is not taking us seriously, nothing has been intended for us all along)” -- Lilia Gicana, 54, CARP beneficiary
By DANILDA L. FUSILERO Davao Today Bt Talong is a genetically-engineered eggplant that produces a toxin against a fruit and shoot borer (FSB). BT (Bacillus thuringiensis) is a soil bacterium whose genes are inserted to the eggplant to produce toxins against FSB.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ Davao Today Acef, according to Arnado, only ended in the hands of dubious beneficiaries. This, he said, was proven by the government audit firm itself.