100% Cotton. Made in India: Farmers commit suicides after planting GMO cotton
An estimated 290,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide in 20 years. Small farms were once the country’s economic backbone but now, owners struggle to make even a meagre profit and drown in debt. For some, the pressure is too much. Many blame GMO cotton for the failing farms, having cornered the market and replaced organic crops; they have failed to live up to expectations. http://RTD.rt.com/ http://twitter.com/RT_DOC http://www.facebook.com/RTDocumentary
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Monsanto like big pharma has never ever at any time in the history of the world done anything wrong
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+proteusx your just jealous you don't live in the US here even the homeless have something to eat
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+cobracurse this cotton comes almost free
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gmo cotton is OK by me just not the food... gmo cotton is cheaper and more durable
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I am Indian Farmer , Now all seed market is captured by wealthy companies and the produce untruthful products why gives no return. Before we were saving seeds of natural types but now its lost in the market. I bought seed of tomato 🍅 for 500$ for 1 kg, and when harvested got income in minus after paying frieght and labour charges , I am looking for self destruction because of loan .
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We can cry forever about the tragedies of our world, but what's the proposed solution? Where is our ladder to our paradise?
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India should kick out Monsanto and never allow it to operate its dirty GM business here. We have better indigenous seeds and organic farming practices and experience to pull on.
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Many Europeans like to brag about how the quality of welfare and standard of living in their countries are "higher" than that in America. What these self-important Europeans refuse to acknowledge is that their "high" standards of living are only made possible by the exploitation of poor people all over the world. That is, their exploitative nature is no different from the rampant consumerism that plagues American society. Here are a few examples of products spoiled Europeans enjoy at the expense of others:
-Chocolate (originating from Africa, where child labor/slavery is utilized to pick cacao fruit used to make chocolate)
-cheap children's toys (made in China with child labor and other forms of dirt-cheap labor)
-iPhones (assembled in factories in China where the work environment is so monotonous and dehumanizing that workers are often driven mad to the point of suicide; factory management actually had to install SUICIDE NETS under upper-floor windows to prevent workers from jumping to their deaths!)
-Cheap cotton clothes (as explained in this documentary)
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And solution? plant and grow HEMP already!
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Sort of a losing situation here, except for Monsanto and the bankers. Do you see the pattern yet?
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Monsanto is a bloody good corporation. Glory to Monsanto!
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”If you control the food supply, you control the people” – Henry Kissinger
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russia is a great critic of america, i love that. you guys can do a lot. also do it in your country. a country such as russia has the potential to become better than america, respect your citizens putin. god bless
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Excellent film!
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kudos to RT for making this documentary....it hurts me see our farmers in such conditions ..need more of these
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Another important news and research done by RT. Well done.
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Monsanto and the U.S. are the devil's representatives on Earth.
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Automate that shit!
Why in da fuck do you want work an entire life time doing pointless shit that can be AUTOMATED!
Waste of brains...
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