"To argue that we need some technology in order to produce food to tackle hunger is completely blind to the facts on the ground. Actually, what we need is the exact opposite of what GMOs give us. We have to empower farmers to grow food for themselves and plant and grow their own seeds and use practices to deal with weeds and the need for fertility, not from purchased products like a seed or a chemical, but from their own farms, from their own knowledge and skill sets."

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Source : "Anna Lappé Is Ready to Bust the Food Industry’s Biggest Myths". Interview with Tom Philpott, www.motherjones.com. October 2, 2013.

Anna Lappe

#Weed Quotes #Technology Quotes #Skills Quotes

“The trouble with asking questions is you sometimes get answers you don't wanna hear.”

Source : Nikki Sixx (2007). “The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star”, p.176, Simon and Schuster
“I saw my bulky person in the windows of the passing storefronts and wondered, when will that man there find himself to be loved?”

Source : Patrick deWitt (2011). “The Sisters Brothers”, p.37, Granta Books
“Books and movies inspire me, but I do my best to keep my stories as original as possible.”
“The best way to investigate the elusive phenomenon called the creative process may well be to target all the misconceptions, to explain what the creative process is not.”
“Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.”
“In beef trade issues, we base our decisions upon science.”

Source : "An Exclusive Interview: USDA Secretary Mike Johanns". Interview with Sam Gazdziak, www.provisioneronline.com. June 1, 2005.
“As a woman, you're not accessible to every world.”
“It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations and to borrow and lend too much in relation to their capital, in effect reducing the effectiveness of the potential capital cushion.”

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