Debate Over GMOs: Does CSIR Lie For Dollars?

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Conventional Youth 10 years ago

called on Dr. Margaret Atikpo to retract her statement, and offer unqualified apologies for her wild allegations before 10.00 GMT, Thursday, 31st October, 2013, when we meet next to review the situation and advise ourselves a ...
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called on Dr. Margaret Atikpo to retract her statement, and offer unqualified apologies for her wild allegations before 10.00 GMT, Thursday, 31st October, 2013, when we meet next to review the situation and advise ourselves about the next course of action.
Esinam Agboka 10 years ago

CSIR is obviously dancing to the tune of its paymasters, rather than fulfilling their role of monitoring and protecting Ghanaian consumers. This woman and her colleagues should be tried for treason against the people of Ghana ...
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CSIR is obviously dancing to the tune of its paymasters, rather than fulfilling their role of monitoring and protecting Ghanaian consumers. This woman and her colleagues should be tried for treason against the people of Ghana.
GOMOA WITCH 10 years ago

I was only old and suffering dementia when my family took me to Musama Cristo Disco Church, only for the philandring Akaboha Jehu Appiah to lie through his flat nose that am a witch...A witch? Am not a witch...

These Jehu ...
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I was only old and suffering dementia when my family took me to Musama Cristo Disco Church, only for the philandring Akaboha Jehu Appiah to lie through his flat nose that am a witch...A witch? Am not a witch...

These Jehu Appiahs will do anything for money including collecting becoming a front for their agenda as brilliantly stated by Atikpo thus:

"I know, and I have information from all over the place, there are people behind these people (Jehu Appiah and Kwesi Pratt), who are being paid and giving them money to talk against GM foods without having concrete information about the technology and the modalities involved" hahahaaaha!

Without GM crops can everyone fast as the Witches of Gomoa's own 'Gambaga Witch Camp' controlled by the lying siblings of this writer? No way...Where there is Jehu Appiah, run...Its all white lies...

If the Jehu Appiahs had not wasted the century of collection of tithes on polygamous lifestyles, and rather invested in farms than catching witches in Awoyo Church would there be so much hunger that Ghanaians will crave for GM Food crops? Or for now go into farming? or they should eat grass, Ali the Madman...
oyinasky 10 years ago

a bunch of idiots. gmo is the future and is here to stay.

a bunch of idiots. gmo is the future and is here to stay.
Kofi Prah 10 years ago

Onyinasky, whoever you are, you are the biggest idiot! If you want to eat toxic food, fine! We don't want it forced down our throats and made to pay for it too! Open your eyes and mind and see the poisonous socio-economic eff ...
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Onyinasky, whoever you are, you are the biggest idiot! If you want to eat toxic food, fine! We don't want it forced down our throats and made to pay for it too! Open your eyes and mind and see the poisonous socio-economic effects of GMOs in addition to the dangerous impact on human and environmental health.
GOMOA WITCH 10 years ago

THIEVES

YOUR CAMPAIGN IS INFLUENCED BY THE BRIBES YOU HAVE COLLECTED

TELL YOUR AWOYO CHURCH TO STOP CATCHING WITCHES AND GROW CROPS TO FEED THE HUNGRY PEOPLE OF GOMOA

YOU THINK IF THEY BRING A YUTONG BUS FULL OF GM ...
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THIEVES

YOUR CAMPAIGN IS INFLUENCED BY THE BRIBES YOU HAVE COLLECTED

TELL YOUR AWOYO CHURCH TO STOP CATCHING WITCHES AND GROW CROPS TO FEED THE HUNGRY PEOPLE OF GOMOA

YOU THINK IF THEY BRING A YUTONG BUS FULL OF GM CROPS TO GOMOA AWOYO ASOR, THE MEMBERS OF YOUR AWOYO WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY OR LISTEN TO YOUR INCESTOUS PREACHERS OF LIES? NO WAY
Bortear 10 years ago

Did Dr Margaret Atikpo, of the CSIR really say people rejecting GM foods have no concrete information about the technology and the modalities involved? Has she herself watched these documentaries -"The world according to Mons ...
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Did Dr Margaret Atikpo, of the CSIR really say people rejecting GM foods have no concrete information about the technology and the modalities involved? Has she herself watched these documentaries -"The world according to Monsanto" and "Seeds of Death" - before supporting GMOs. To proof their point Food Sovereignty Ghana therefore need to spread these documentaries through social media for Ghanaians to watch on Youtube.

Are we going to enslave ourselves forever by being dependent on Monsanto? Seeds were made by God for all humanity to enjoy but now Monsanto want to claim ownership through the effect of their GMOs. Our timber and gold are getting finished and very soon there will be nothing to be used in exchange for the things we get from outside. Meanwhile we want to give our food also to Monsanto before that dreadful time catch up with us. No Ghanaians let us watch the documentaries and have the cause to join FSG in the fight against its introduction into the country.
Kpatsanga 10 years ago

I was so surprise when a doctor advocating for women affected by Breast cancer said they dont know the cause of the disease...Dr must know that diet a big reason why we fall sick and that some foods we eating lately are the r ...
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I was so surprise when a doctor advocating for women affected by Breast cancer said they dont know the cause of the disease...Dr must know that diet a big reason why we fall sick and that some foods we eating lately are the results of these. I hear Government is bringing vaccination for cervical cancer, that is what I am talking about. These vaccines from another country, and as we continue eating these GM foods here and encourage its total control there will be disaster...Then government will be indebted unless it stops the NHIS cos disease will abound than we are seeing.
Kpatsanga 10 years ago

Dr. Attipoe or whatever the name is either doesnt know much about the subject matter(GMO'S) or is motivated financial to say all kinds of things she says. If she believes she is well vested in the topic she should show up TV ...
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Dr. Attipoe or whatever the name is either doesnt know much about the subject matter(GMO'S) or is motivated financial to say all kinds of things she says. If she believes she is well vested in the topic she should show up TV for a public debate...it easier to speak over the phone...
Informed Farmer 10 years ago

FSG is a puppet of GreenPeace. Don't let them fool you into thinking this is a totally homegrown idea.

Regarding the safety of GMOs, there is no clinical proof that anyone has ever been harmed by ingesting GMO products. ...
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FSG is a puppet of GreenPeace. Don't let them fool you into thinking this is a totally homegrown idea.

Regarding the safety of GMOs, there is no clinical proof that anyone has ever been harmed by ingesting GMO products. Golden Rice has the potential to eliminate Vitamin A deficiency around the world. No Monsanto or Syngenta- public research for a public good. The seeds are free and can be saved from year to year, and yet activists like FSG burn the fields before they can be tested because they are afraid of the results. The "West" is not trying to enslave us on this one.

End the fear mongering and look at the evidence- GMOs have an incredible potential to help our farmers do more with less. Let's let SCIENCE decide instead of listening to the ideologues at FSG or the agribusiness people.
KAFUI KAETOZENA 10 years ago

Informed farmer: I think you are a bit uninformed and very ignorant! Why has Europe rejected GMO? Why has India rejected GMO? Where was science when pregnant women were given Thalidomide, with the resulting deformities till t ...
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Informed farmer: I think you are a bit uninformed and very ignorant! Why has Europe rejected GMO? Why has India rejected GMO? Where was science when pregnant women were given Thalidomide, with the resulting deformities till this date? Was it not the same "science" that told consumers that smoking Camel, would help digestion? And today with so many millions having lung problem all around the globe. Where is science when chemotherapy is killing millions? With people like you in Ghana, without any in-depth knowledge or research work - academic idiocy - Ghana will never prosper. If you really care to know; if you want to have the facts, and indeed you are actually a farmer with the nation at heart, then e-mail me: kafuiakpoblu@hotmail.com
francis kwarteng 10 years ago

Brother Kafui Kaetozena,

How are you?

I definitely knew you will be here. This topic is dear to your heart, as it's to mine.

The problem I am having with some of my friends is their level of scientific ignorance ab ...
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Brother Kafui Kaetozena,

How are you?

I definitely knew you will be here. This topic is dear to your heart, as it's to mine.

The problem I am having with some of my friends is their level of scientific ignorance about GMOs.

I shall be happy if this so-called informed farmer will take time to read the effects Thalidomide had on pregnant women in Europe and their unborn children. Indeed, our scientific conscioussness is very low.

If the West won' eat GMOs, why must we? Is it because humans in the West are more human than Africans?

Charity begins at home, they say. Let the West begin to eat GMOs and Africans will rethink their decision. I shall send you an email within the week.

Thanks.
K Amoako 10 years ago

The tobacco lobby told us there was no harm to humans from tobacco while suppressing the evidence for decades. Monsanto goes to great lengths to suppress any possible adverse studies and research. Most of the regulators h ...
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The tobacco lobby told us there was no harm to humans from tobacco while suppressing the evidence for decades. Monsanto goes to great lengths to suppress any possible adverse studies and research. Most of the regulators have been their employees or grant recipients. There has been no human testing on GMOs, Ghanaians would be the guinea pigs. Animal testing of the GMO diet shows harm to all organs of the body, particularly the digestive, reproductive, and immune systems. The toxic chemicals that GMOs require to grow have shown many harmful and deadly effects on humans.

Golden rice has been a waste of time and money and a hoax, with many lies told about how it is supposed to save children. They tried testing it on Chinese children without telling the parents.
Debunking the golden rice myths:
gmwatch.org/index.php/golden-rice-could-save-a-million-kids-a-year

GMOs are not about science, they are about money. They are a resource grab by western corporations for the natural resources of Ghana and Africa.
VICKY LEE BENTON 10 years ago

WHY HAS THE WEST REJECTED THIS IDEA? FOR YOUR INFORMATION, AMERICANS ARE MORE SICKER THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, AND WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION FROM?
WE THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA ARE NO LONGER ST ...
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WHY HAS THE WEST REJECTED THIS IDEA? FOR YOUR INFORMATION, AMERICANS ARE MORE SICKER THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, AND WHERE IN THE WORLD DID YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION FROM?
WE THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA ARE NO LONGER STUPID. GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN THESE WESTERNERS TRIED OUT THEIR NEW DRUGS ON US TO SEE THE REACTION BEFORE GIVEN TO THEIR CITIZENS.
THEY'VE BEING REJECTED BY THEIR OWN, SO WHY SHOULD WE ACCEPT IT. WE CAN GO ABOUT OUR OWN TRADITIONAL WAY OF FARMING AND WE WILL BE FINE. BY THE WAY HAVE YOU TRIED THE VEGGIES? YOU CAN'T EVEN CHEW IT. IT'S LIKE A CARDBOARD, AND IT DOESN'T COOK.
Kpatsanga reggae 10 years ago

I tell you, GMO's wont survive here, because the real informed farmers have taken a stance.
Unless...

I tell you, GMO's wont survive here, because the real informed farmers have taken a stance.
Unless...
francis kwarteng 10 years ago

Hello Mr. Jehu-Appiah,

This is your friend, Francis Kwarteng, author of "Fighting Genetically Modified Technology In Ghana: A Few More Practical Solutions."

I just finished reading your well-written and well-argued piec ...
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Hello Mr. Jehu-Appiah,

This is your friend, Francis Kwarteng, author of "Fighting Genetically Modified Technology In Ghana: A Few More Practical Solutions."

I just finished reading your well-written and well-argued piece. Now, your enemies are channeling their frustrations into conspiracy theories, blaming your organization for entertaining monetary inducements.

How shameful! Have they given you proofs?

I guess they are losing the war against Food Sovereignty Ghaha.

Please let's do our best to have GMOs outlawed in Ghana (and Africa). The West must beging eating GMOs before passing them on to us.

Take the unfounded asssertions by your detractors as a diversionary tactic.

Let's move on.

Good article.

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