Reprinted with Permission
Monsanto was invited to the Tribunal, but
decided not to appear for their defense. We did get
their attention though. They issued a statement in
5 languages saying that we are ‘pushing’ the wrong
issues, since the real discussion is about feeding the
world. Monsanto fails to see feeding the world in a
safe way was exactly the topic of the Tribunal and
of the discussion farmers, consumer movements,
and their associated networks had in the parallel
People’s Assembly.
Many eminent speakers stressed that Monsanto
and agribusiness giants like them do not feed the
world. Rather, they are involved in producing
commodities, feed for animals, fuel for cars, and
sugar for the food industry at a very high cost for
human health and environment. This is production that feeds profit, not people. It’s the smalland medium-scale farmers that are actually feeding
the world.
This Tribunal and People’s Assembly are about
showing the tremendous costs of industrial
farming for humans, for health, and for nature.
They are also about standing up to Monsanto and
their likes, and stopping them from poisoning our
world and controlling our food supply. One way to
do this is by showing the true cost of the current
global food system, and the very real alternatives
that exist.
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