The promise was that you could use less chemicals and produce a greater yield. But, let me tell you, none of this is true. The conference was attended by 150-200 scientists, environmentalists, farmers and activists from the U.S., Canada, Europe, India, Japan and Latin America. The gathering was hosted by the Gateway Green Alliance, the Pure Food Campaign, and the Edmonds Institute. Introduction I want to take this opportunity to welcome our friends and guests from around the world to St. Louis, Missouri.
Family farmers have much to lose and little to gain from gene manipulation.
We are also worried that customers for our production which are exported will be forced to use alternative products if what we produce contains GMO's. Furthermore, family farmers do not like signing production contracts of any sort, neither do we like the thought of being sued for using a product we have produced on our own land. The globalization and industrialization of agriculture We want to thank the Gateway Greens and the co-sponsors for making these important meetings a reality. How appropriate that this first international meeting should be held in the hometown of Monsanto. I am encouraged by the international participation at these meetings.