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Jeff Bidstrup’s 500 Words | Perspective of a Forth-Generation Australian Farmer

“Neither organic production, nor total reliance on chemicals will ever allow sustained food security to become a reality.”

Those are the words of forth-generation farmer, Jeff Bidstrup, who now shares his story to our 500 word project. In the following piece, Bidstrup relates his experience of using newer technologies to defend crops against pests, while also realising that there is no…

Sudhindra Kulkarni’s 500 Words | My experiences with GM crops

Following Ravichandran’s 500 words on his own views of biotechnology in India, Sudhindra Kulkarni would now like to tell his own experiences of farming in India. Kulkarni discusses his own history of battling with pests to grow his crops. We’ve previously heard Vandana Shivaand others blame GMOs for farmer suicides in India, but here we have a different story of GMOs benefiting Kulkarni’s…

Mary Mangan’s 500 Words | What do I want from ag biotechnology, including (but not only) GMOs?

One of our members from our Google Plus Skepti-Forum community, Mary Mangan, adds to our 500 Word Project, sharing many of the potential benefits she sees with genetically-modified technologies.

You can find more from Mary on Google Plus

Don’t forget to check out our project and group directory to get involved with some of our communities such as GMO Skepti-Forum and Environment Skepti-Forumon…

V.K.V.Ravichandran’s 500 Words | A Third-Generation Farmer from India

We often hear a lot about the complex situation farmers face in India, and getting a clear understanding can be difficult if we don’t have a direct, in depth connection with the country and its people. Some try to speak on behalf of others, but we want people to speak for themselves. For that reason, we’re pleased to share this following perspective of a third-generation farmer from India to our