ENVS195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: False Advertising, Antiscience, Bt Cotton
23 Mar 2016
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Was originally in 1901 a chemical company. Controversial chemical products: ddt banned, pcb - banned, agent orange. 1976 roundup herbicide commercialized in the us. Early 1980s strategic focus of the company shifts towards research and development of biotechnology and genetically modified foods. American soybean believes roundup system spray twice a year solves problem of weeds, saves time. People who wanted to analyze bio-tech products seen as anti-science, secretary of. Fda did not create special category for gmo, government believed there were sufficient laws for agencies to govern new products, politically motivated decision. Fda no new laws to regulate gmos. Incentives for farmer cheaper and uses less manual labour. Implementation of gmo policy in conjunction with a political system incorporating a neoliberalist agenda, focus on deregulation. Bt cotton, sold under the name bollgard. Produced a 42% increase in production, 15% higher profit in first year of bollgard 2. Monsanto shower bollgard 2 made a big difference in income level.
