Anti-GMO campaigners kick against Ghana’s Plant Breeders Bill

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Obibini 10 years ago

Ghana is not able to grow rice to feed her people therefore what difference does this make? These other countries are using this process and it is working that is why they have enough to sell to other countries like Ghana. ...
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Ghana is not able to grow rice to feed her people therefore what difference does this make? These other countries are using this process and it is working that is why they have enough to sell to other countries like Ghana. Something to think about.
John 10 years ago

Huge difference! Farmers who are not indebted to anyone will be become indebted to gmo-multinationals; our fairly organic farming environment will be destroyed by toxic chemicals; gmo-multinationals noecolonialists will contr ...
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Huge difference! Farmers who are not indebted to anyone will be become indebted to gmo-multinationals; our fairly organic farming environment will be destroyed by toxic chemicals; gmo-multinationals noecolonialists will control our farming processes. I don't know why you Obibini do not realise that Africans must stop supporting western life styles; the west wants to keep us in perpetual poverty. Do you really know why they want to gmo-ed the world?
Kwame Dokyi 10 years ago

Commonsense is not common!! A good piece bro!!!!

Commonsense is not common!! A good piece bro!!!!
Lisa 10 years ago

Ghanaians I plead with you please do all you can to reject this evil. Americans are dying everyday of cancer and other illnesses because of the food which is being grown and sold in the US. Stop copying what Americans do. It' ...
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Ghanaians I plead with you please do all you can to reject this evil. Americans are dying everyday of cancer and other illnesses because of the food which is being grown and sold in the US. Stop copying what Americans do. It's not in Ghana or Africa's best interest.
Village Food 10 years ago

John i'm with you.

John i'm with you.
ELINAM 10 years ago

We have land and good weather.What is missing is appropriate technology,ability to produce our own tractors and other machines at affordable prices and hard work.
But in country where we believed in corner-cutting,short cut ...
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We have land and good weather.What is missing is appropriate technology,ability to produce our own tractors and other machines at affordable prices and hard work.
But in country where we believed in corner-cutting,short cuts and miracles and magic from fake pastors, any fool who tricks us to expect more yield from GMO without hard work seems to be the new "darling pastor" and nothing is changing the minds of these lazy MPs that hard work with innovations on all fronts is what it gonna take to self sufficiency.
Pelicles 10 years ago

You know what an Oreo cookie look like? Black outside, White inside. Do you really know the effect of GMO? We are being pushed to death. If someone targets your food with a stupid excuse that the new technology will resul ...
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You know what an Oreo cookie look like? Black outside, White inside. Do you really know the effect of GMO? We are being pushed to death. If someone targets your food with a stupid excuse that the new technology will result in food abundance, the end result will be unexplained diseases and whatnots. Why do you think we should forgo our organic food and accept this shit coming from Monsanto? Does it make sense to go someone and buy some seed before planting and why should we forgo our old method of farming where we store some seed for the next planting season?

At least, we should hold ourselves above this glaring monster storm that will sweep us into the Atlantic Ocean.
zouk 10 years ago

DID YOU READ THE STORY BEFORE MAKING THE COMMENT?AND IF YOU DID,I DON'T THINK YOU WILL PASS THIS IDIOTIC COMMENT.BY THE WAY DO YOU WHAT IS G M O?

DID YOU READ THE STORY BEFORE MAKING THE COMMENT?AND IF YOU DID,I DON'T THINK YOU WILL PASS THIS IDIOTIC COMMENT.BY THE WAY DO YOU WHAT IS G M O?
zouk 10 years ago

DID YOU READ THE STORY BEFORE MAKING THE COMMENT?AND IF YOU DID,I DON'T THINK YOU WILL PASS THIS IDIOTIC COMMENT.BY THE WAY DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS G M O?

DID YOU READ THE STORY BEFORE MAKING THE COMMENT?AND IF YOU DID,I DON'T THINK YOU WILL PASS THIS IDIOTIC COMMENT.BY THE WAY DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS G M O?
Canadasheabutter(GhUWR) @ Abudu ibn a 10 years ago

War have began in GHANA IF THESE IDIOT , INEXPERIENCED PARLIAMENTARIANS IIF THEY DARE PASSED THIS BREEDERS BILLS

THIS BILL IF PASSED SHALL AMOUNT TO CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY , ENDAGERING GHANAIAN LIFES AND HUMANITY.

KOFI ...
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War have began in GHANA IF THESE IDIOT , INEXPERIENCED PARLIAMENTARIANS IIF THEY DARE PASSED THIS BREEDERS BILLS

THIS BILL IF PASSED SHALL AMOUNT TO CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY , ENDAGERING GHANAIAN LIFES AND HUMANITY.

KOFI ANNAN & HIS BED FELLOW BILL GATES, THE KISSINGERS & ROCKERFELLERS ARE BEHIND THESE HUNIOUS CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY .

SEIZE THEM LAW MAKERS EVERY WHERE U CAN FIND THEM .

THE NDC SHALL PAY A BIG PRICE AT THE POLLS FOR THESE MISTAKES .

IN THE NORTH IT HAVE ALREADY STARTED WHERE THESE NGO COMES TO GIVE FARMERS FEWRTILIZER AND SEEDS AND EVERY YEAR , THESE FARMERS " MUST" BUY THE SEEDS FROM THE NGO'S . THESE LOCALS ARE SO IGNORANT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENNING

JOHN MAHAMA , THIS NOT THE GOV'T WE WANTED . ABROGATE , STOP.........................STOP THIS BILL IMMEDIATELY.

THE GLOBAL IMPACT ON GHANAIAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORT CROPS SHALL HAVE A BIG IMPACT.

THE EUROPEAN UNION SHALL BE IMPOSING NEW TARRIFS ON GHANAIAN AGRICULTURAL CROPS EXPORTS OUR MAJOR TRADING PARTNER.

WHERE IS ALL THE MEDIA WITH THE BIG GRAMMMAR TO TAKE ON A WORTHY CAUSE FOR MOTHERLAND ?

Ali-Masmadi Jehu-Appiah of Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG ) PLEASE GALVINIZE THE MASSES TO MARCH TO PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND SEIZE THE UPPER GALLERY AREA.

Post where donations can be made to :

Abudu adam of Tanina - Wa West Constituency.
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KB 10 years ago

Let us reject this bill.!!! It is a toxic.

Let us reject this bill.!!! It is a toxic.
KB 10 years ago

Let us reject this bill.!!! It is toxic.

Let us reject this bill.!!! It is toxic.
Ghanabiya 10 years ago

Why the need for this Bill? Who authorize it and for whose benefit is it being prepared?

If parliament wants to regulate our farming practices, is it our farmers and agricultural experts that should advised them or wester ...
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Why the need for this Bill? Who authorize it and for whose benefit is it being prepared?

If parliament wants to regulate our farming practices, is it our farmers and agricultural experts that should advised them or western interest groups?

I think we have patriotic and knowledgeable people among our legislators they will not allow themselves to be used by outsiders against our interests.
KB 10 years ago

Let us reject this bill.!!! It is toxic.

Let us reject this bill.!!! It is toxic.
Odasanibi 10 years ago

Stop this bill, period!!

Stop this bill, period!!
Aida London 10 years ago

Our national anthem clearly advises us to be BOLD to defend forever the course of freedom and of right. Again, it warns us to resist oppressors rule with all our Will and MIGHT forever. I again remember THE PLEDGE very well. ...
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Our national anthem clearly advises us to be BOLD to defend forever the course of freedom and of right. Again, it warns us to resist oppressors rule with all our Will and MIGHT forever. I again remember THE PLEDGE very well. Ghanaians are gradually losing their rights to so many things including globalization and now to what we eat and drink. A critical look at this so called plant breeder's bill tells us that it is highly unethical
Kofi K 10 years ago

This is the begining of control, when parliament is talking investment, they are thinking isofoton, kickback, n judgement debt for their cronies. Their lawyer could be same mahama's lawyer! Lets improve our way of farming we ...
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This is the begining of control, when parliament is talking investment, they are thinking isofoton, kickback, n judgement debt for their cronies. Their lawyer could be same mahama's lawyer! Lets improve our way of farming we can export surplus. Agents of satan at work! Shine your eyes!
Solo Paa Solo 10 years ago

GMO is not a bad thing. Plant Breeding involves applying natural products/materials, not man-made materials or products, in the exciting field of genetic engineering which some folks think is dangerous and threatens the exis ...
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GMO is not a bad thing. Plant Breeding involves applying natural products/materials, not man-made materials or products, in the exciting field of genetic engineering which some folks think is dangerous and threatens the existence of humankind and the environment.

This misconception has been ongoing to the extent that traditional plant breeding is even considered in some quarters as dangerous. A recent demonstration against the Plant Breeders Bill in Ghana is a classical example of confusion among certain groups who need to get more educated about this old technology of "GENETIC ENGINEERING" or GMO as some people call it.

The green flurescent protein (gfp) discovery won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008, deservingly and I used to apply gfp to engineer bacteria for the detection of food-borne pathogens...how cool, real cool.
-Solo
Pelicles 10 years ago

Yeah, that GMO whatever, looks real cool to you but not to some of us. Why is that the EU has rejected any attempt by Monsanto to supply their products to EU countries?

The US has accepted GMO and I can say with certaint ...
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Yeah, that GMO whatever, looks real cool to you but not to some of us. Why is that the EU has rejected any attempt by Monsanto to supply their products to EU countries?

The US has accepted GMO and I can say with certainty that that has resulted in unexplained surge in cancer in that country. Trust me, cancer is very common in the US and it is really baffling. If you live in the US, just take a closer look at bananas, mangoes, tomatoes, apples etc just to name a few. The fact that demand is outstripping supply does not mean that we some people should come out with something that will push us towards our grave. GMO foods and cancer are like body and hair.
Solo Paa Solo 10 years ago

There is more to the Monsanto debate that you have portrayed. It is surrounded by a number of misconceptions and false beliefs of the novice general consumer.

What scientific evidence do you have that demonstrates a correl ...
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There is more to the Monsanto debate that you have portrayed. It is surrounded by a number of misconceptions and false beliefs of the novice general consumer.

What scientific evidence do you have that demonstrates a correlation between GMO product consumption and cancer?

Cancer is not a Western Country disease. Have you thought about the increased use of plastic bags/polythene bags and styrofoam containers in serving hot foods in Ghana in the heat?
Kwaku A. Danso 10 years ago

its a pure capitalist ploy also as one become dependent on the GMO seeds only once you used them. Even then they may not grow after 3 years. I have tired them in my own backyard. Wasted money buying the seeds and even plants.

its a pure capitalist ploy also as one become dependent on the GMO seeds only once you used them. Even then they may not grow after 3 years. I have tired them in my own backyard. Wasted money buying the seeds and even plants.
Kwaku A. Danso 10 years ago

Have you tried growing any plants from GMO seeds yourself?
I have tried and in 4 years I get less and less and this year absolutely zero tomatoes! Wasted money! No more plants at all in my backyard garden using the sold seed ...
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Have you tried growing any plants from GMO seeds yourself?
I have tried and in 4 years I get less and less and this year absolutely zero tomatoes! Wasted money! No more plants at all in my backyard garden using the sold seeds. GMO seedlings will kill African farmers! It is dangerous!
Kpolu 10 years ago

Parliamentarias should listern to this bonifide organization.Just recently a farmer lost his suit in U.S.A supreme court against a GMO company.HIs offence was storing of his GMO seeds and planting for the subsequent years.The ...
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Parliamentarias should listern to this bonifide organization.Just recently a farmer lost his suit in U.S.A supreme court against a GMO company.HIs offence was storing of his GMO seeds and planting for the subsequent years.The GMO company,claimed that he should have bought new ones from them for planting.Is this what our parliamentarians want to bring to our hard working farmers in Ghana?
AMU 10 years ago

This obnoxious bill should be re-named 'Plant Breeders Bill of Death'. That way, our Government and MPs know what's at stake here: Reckless Destruction of a whole Population.

This obnoxious bill should be re-named 'Plant Breeders Bill of Death'. That way, our Government and MPs know what's at stake here: Reckless Destruction of a whole Population.
dikay 10 years ago

GMO no doubt s one of da devils way of destroyin nature.i heard Prz Obama was championin this n its no surprise at all after advocatin for same sex marriage in ghana n da introduction of dat whtever health micro chip implanta ...
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GMO no doubt s one of da devils way of destroyin nature.i heard Prz Obama was championin this n its no surprise at all after advocatin for same sex marriage in ghana n da introduction of dat whtever health micro chip implantation in da states...after careful analysis i fink whoever s in support of dis GMO(one babylonin tool of manupulation) to b establisd in Gh s a greedy ignorant asshole!
Kwaku A. Danso 10 years ago

Folks,

Make sure you call your local MPs. Most of them may not even read to understand and sign our nation away.

Folks,

Make sure you call your local MPs. Most of them may not even read to understand and sign our nation away.
Nicolas 10 years ago

GMO is not promoted by breeder's rights but by patent law applied to plants. Breder's rights are aimed to promote plant breeding, an art that has been used by farmers for millennia and has been oimproved by scientists for the ...
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GMO is not promoted by breeder's rights but by patent law applied to plants. Breder's rights are aimed to promote plant breeding, an art that has been used by farmers for millennia and has been oimproved by scientists for the last decades. Plant breeding has adapted foreign crops like maize from Mexico, cassava and cocoa (Brazil) and sorghum (Ethiopia) to grow well in Ghana. So what is wrong with promoting plant breeding? So: stop parroting others; please think for yourself

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