Hungary Destroys All GMO Maize Fields

Hungary Destroys All GMO Maize Fields

Some 400 hectares of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar said.

The GMO maize has been ploughed under, said Lajos Bognar, but pollen has not spread from the maize, he added. Unlike several EU members, GMO seeds are banned in Hungary.

Authorities have been checking for GMO crops since the beginning of this year as a new regulation came in force this March which stipulates GMO checks before seeds are introduced to the market.

The checks will continue despite the fact that seed traders are obliged to make sure that their products are GMO free, Bognar said.

Compensation unlikely

Controllers have found Pioneer and Monsanto products among the seeds planted. The free movement of goods within the EU means that authorities will not investigate how the seeds arrived in Hungary but they will check where the goods can be found, Bognar said.

Regional public radio reported that the two biggest international seed producing companies are affected in the matter and GMO seeds could have been sown on up to thousands of hectares in the country.

Local farmers complain that the use of GMO seeds has only been revealed now when it is too late to sow again and the entire year's harvest has been lost.

Another problem is that the company that distributed the seeds in Baranya county is under liquidation, therefore if any compensation is paid by the international seed producers, the money will be paid primarily to that company's creditors, rather than the farmers.
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These are the lengths these companies will go to in order to force these seeds in places where they are banned, through trickery and deception and by buying out the organic seed market. Good to see that the government of Hungary took the right steps but there is no telling now where the contamination has spread or how many will be affected.

Monsanto is more than capable of corporate espionage considering they have already been convicted of bribery and false advertising. And I'm sure they aren't alone. If I didn't know any better I would think they deliberately contaminate organic farrmers right here in the US so they can then sue them and put them out of business. Evil doesn't even begin to describe them. So when you see countries like Hungary standing up to them then look at the US which always touts itself to be so mighty and to stand up for truth and justice while supporting them it is a huge letdown.

This is also why there is now a full court press persuasion campaign going on in Africa now by Monsanto with the help of Bill Gates. They see the markets here are no longer viable. Even BASF pulled all of their funding for GM potatoes in the EU. Farmers off Africa, please take note and be aware.

And THANK YOU Hungary!