To mark World Food Day, GM-Free Maharashtra screens film on agri giant
The World According to Monsanto, a film by Marie-Monique Robin was screened by GM-Free Maharashtra (a group created across the state to inform, discuss and take collective action whenever required to keep the seed, crop and tree cultivation and distribution in Maharashtra GM-free) to mark the occasion of World Food Day. The screening took place at Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai, on Wednesday.
The film provided an indepth look at the domination of the agriculture industry by one of the world’s largest sustainable agriculture company called Monsanto. The company has been facing a lot of flak from across the world for genetically-modified (GM) offerings.
The film combined various secret documents with first-hand accounts by victims, scientists, and politicians, and attempted to expose why the company had become the world’s poster child for malignant corporate influence in government and technology.
The film further showcased how various regions from different countries faced issues because of the use of generic trans fats produced by Monsanto. It pointed out how various products by the company adversely affected human health and biodiversity. One of them being PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
It also threw light on India and the situation in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. FnBnews
At the end of the screening, there was a group discussion on the film in which Geeta Jhamb, and Shaheen Contractor, researcher, The LEAF Initiative, were among those who participated. Jhamb said, “Such companies, which bring and promote GM products, don’t really intend for green revolution in India, in fact, what they do can be called as gene revolution.”
The World According to Monsanto, a film by Marie-Monique Robin was screened by GM-Free Maharashtra (a group created across the state to inform, discuss and take collective action whenever required to keep the seed, crop and tree cultivation and distribution in Maharashtra GM-free) to mark the occasion of World Food Day. The screening took place at Comet Media Foundation, Mumbai, on Wednesday.
The film provided an indepth look at the domination of the agriculture industry by one of the world’s largest sustainable agriculture company called Monsanto. The company has been facing a lot of flak from across the world for genetically-modified (GM) offerings.
The film combined various secret documents with first-hand accounts by victims, scientists, and politicians, and attempted to expose why the company had become the world’s poster child for malignant corporate influence in government and technology.
The film further showcased how various regions from different countries faced issues because of the use of generic trans fats produced by Monsanto. It pointed out how various products by the company adversely affected human health and biodiversity. One of them being PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
It also threw light on India and the situation in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. FnBnews
At the end of the screening, there was a group discussion on the film in which Geeta Jhamb, and Shaheen Contractor, researcher, The LEAF Initiative, were among those who participated. Jhamb said, “Such companies, which bring and promote GM products, don’t really intend for green revolution in India, in fact, what they do can be called as gene revolution.”
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