SOUTH AFRICA: Chickens NOT Duped by GM Feed

Strilli Oppenheimer's indigenous African chickens were refusing to eat the mealies in the chicken feed bought from a large supplier. The chickens' diet was changed to include organic vegetables, Oppenheimer stopped consuming the home-grown eggs and the maize was sent to a GM testing facility. The results confirmed Oppenheimer's suspicion - the maize had been genetically engineered to produce Bt toxin and contained Roundup weedkiller.

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Brazil becomes Biggest Consumer of Pesticides as GM Acreage Expands

Brazil's consumption of pesticides and herbicides grew by 25% in 2008 to 734 million tonnes, worth US$7.1bn. For the first time ever, the country overtook the previous world champion, the USA, which consumed 646 million tonnes, worth US$6.0bn. In what few would see as a coincidence, that same year Brazil recorded its largest area ever planted with GMOs, almost of all of which are crops that have been genetically modified to be resistant to herbicides. Indeed, 45% of the herbicides and pesticides were used in the cultivation of soya, most of which is GM.