Thread: Russia will be #1 Exporter of Non-GMO Foods

Putin Says Russia Will Be World’s #1 Exporter of Non-GMO Foods

A move the U.S. should be taking seriously






by Anthony Gucciardi
Posted on December 4, 2015


Russia’s Vladimir Putin is taking a bold step against biotech giant Monsanto and genetically modified seeds at large. In a new address to the Russian Parliament Thursday, Putin proudly outlined his plan to make Russia the world’s ‘leading exporter’ of non-GMO foods that are based on ‘ecologically clean’ production.
Perhaps even more importantly, Putin also went on to harshly criticize food production in the United States, declaring that Western food producers are no longer offering high quality, healthy, and ecologically clean food.

“We are not only able to feed ourselves taking into account our lands, water resources – Russia is able to become the largest world supplier of healthy, ecologically clean and high-quality food which the Western producers have long lost, especially given the fact that demand for such products in the world market is steadily growing,” Putin said in his address to the Russian Parliament.

And this announcement comes just months after the Kremlin decided to put a stop to the production of GMO-containing foods, which was seen as a huge step forward in the international fight to fight back against companies like Monsanto. Using the decision as a launch platform, it’s clear that Russia is now positioning itself as a dominant force in the realm of organic farming.

Read: Russia Says it Must Protect its Citizens from GMOs


It even seems that Putin may use the country’s affinity for organic and sustainable farming as a centerpiece in his economic strategy.

“Ten years ago, we imported almost half of the food from abroad, and were dependent on imports. Now Russia is among the exporters. Last year, Russian exports of agricultural products amounted to almost $20 billion – a quarter more than the revenue from the sale of arms, or one-third the revenue coming from gas exports,” he added.

Regardless of what you think about Putin’s politics, the fact that non-GMO farming and organic food production is now such a key part of the international discussion is beyond exciting (and long overdue).

http://naturalsociety.com/putin-says...non-gmo-foods/

Way to go Russia!

Wake Up USA! GMO sucks, stop it, and grow non-GMO. Please! You're making US sick in ways that can't be fixed. STOP IT!

Hungary and Austria Team Up to Regulate Ban on GMOs with Fierce Resolve

As US forces GMOs on citizens -just approved gm corn, apples ge salmon for USA

Posted on November 26, 2015
In the US we are still swimming from the FDA’s approval of GM salmon, while across the world, member states of the EU, Hungary, and Austria team up to make sure genetically modified food isn’t getting into their countries.
Hungary Today reports:

“European People’s Party MEPs György Hölvényi of Hungary and Elisabeth Köstinger of Austria organised a conference in Brussels on the importance of regulating genetically modified organisms in the European Union. Hölvényi told European Commission representatives that EU citizens have doubts about the bloc’s regulation of genetically modified crops, which he said EU decision-makers had a responsibility to dispel.”

Two thirds of member states have already banned the production of GM foods, but Hungary and Austria’s members of parliament (MPs) are looking for more strict regulations of GM labeling. Imported food and feed could contaminate a country which has essentially been declared GMO free, and the MPs want to be certain there is no contamination.

Just last month, Hungary submitted a petition to have 8 GM crops maize varieties banned that had been given production licenses. Austrian MPs have recently made similar strides.

The government will also ask for exemptions from the EC in the future if other GMO producers ask for European distribution rights.

The struggle for GM bans in the EU has been an issue since 2010. Originally, only Austria and the Netherlands wanted to have the option of opting out of GMO products. Now more than 19 countries are giving GMOs the boot.