These are the
"Round Tables":
1. Farmers
vs Government Responsible (Mr. Josep Maria Pelegrí, Conseller d'Agricultura,
Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural de la Generalitat de
Catalunya)
2.
Is "MONSANTO "The most evil
company in the world?
3.
How can we change the world?
1. "FARMERS
vs GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE Mr. Josep Maria Pelegrí, Conseller d'Agricultura,
Ramaderia, Pesca, Alimentació i Medi Natural de la Generalitat de
Catalunya".
Presenter (Francesc): Good evening! Today we have the Minister of Agriculture of Catalonia in our
program who has come here to listen to a
group of farmers who want to discuss with him their point of
view about GMOs.
Welcome
everybody! Thank you for coming today. Now we can start.
Good evening! They
are The Farmers Union from Catalonia and they want to tell you the farmers’
point of view about GMOs.
Elisabet: I’m from a 4th generation of farmers and I think
that GM crops are a way to keep farmers on their land in Europe. If we don’t
have more GM crops, we will become less competitive and have to import more
food as well as use less sustainable farming practices.
Maria: I’m a cotton farmer and my opinion is that as more
and more modern technology products are used by farmers and our income
increased quite a lot, in my community, farmers do not lack food and clothes
anymore. You cannot find a child who cannot afford their education anymore.
Andrea:
I’m David, an old farmer, and I think there is a big future with GM crops, but
if we don’t get a move on, Europe risks denying European farmers access to the
biggest environmental advance that we have seen in the last 20-30 years, and at
a time when we really need it. I for one would like to grow GM crops again given
the opportunity.
Berta:
We experienced a parasite problem in 1987-1988. This was the year when people
treated their crops with pesticides up to 18 times. And since that year, when
you grow cotton, you put it in the ground and you are worried. You couldn’t
even sleep when you plant cotton because you don’t know if you can cope with
the parasites. But with GMOs, when you plant, now you can sleep.
Albert:
Biotechnology has delivered increased productivity, reduced costs and better
soil management. GM seeds make soil management easier, they work well with the
direct seeding technique and help to better control pests compared to
conventional varieties.
Minister Mayber: Well,
we’ll try to take into consideration all your suggestions and opinions to
do something about it. When I talk to the other members of the Parliament,
perhaps we can arrive to a decision and consider the GMO crops in our country.
Francesc: Okay, that
was all for today! Thank you again to all of you for coming. I hope the final
desicion will be benefitial for everybody.
And you! See you
in the next programme! Byyyyyyyye!
2. IS
"MONSANTO "THE MOST EVIL COMPANY IN THE WORLD?
Presenter: Hernestina, A: Paula D, B: Òscar, C: Cristina, D: Karine, E: Jin, F: Cristian, G: Inés,
Hernestina: Today, in this round table, we are going to discuss about Monsanto. Do you think "Monsanto"
is the most evil company in the world?
Paula D:
Yes, Monanto is evil because they make GMOs. They cause disease, allergies, and
harm reproductive fertility in humans. The old saying "you are what you
eat" is definitely true, and eating genetically modified food is mutating
and killing humans.
Òscar: With a planet of 6 Billion people....It would be difficult if not impossible to feed the
masses at affordable prices without disease resistant crops and insecticides.
Paula D: Yes, truly evil. Monsanto is trying to
take control of the agricultural process across the entire world. They are
producing seeds that they can acquire patents on that prevent farmers from
using a part of their crop to use for seed for the next year, something that
farmers have done throughout history.
Cristina: Monsanto
now has patent rights on their seeds, and so once a farmer buys and uses
Monsanto seeds he can no longer use seeds from his own crop in the next year.
Karine: Farmers
who don't use Monsanto seeds can still get into legal battles with Monsanto
over using seeds from their own crops that have cross pollinated with Monsanto
crops.
Jin: Monsanto
is destroying small farmers across the world in the interest of their corporate
profits.
Cristian: They
do all their best to destroy traditional agriculture in any country they can
reach and make farmers dependent on their seeds, Monsanto's seeds, because the
plants grown from these are sterile, especially for that purpose. The peasants
have to buy the seeds every year.
Òscar: If
Monsanto haven't improved agriculture by introducing genetically modified foods
and other products, pollution and global warming would have drastically
affected agriculture and the world would be passing through a horrible famine
now.
Inés: Yes
…They have kept the cost of crops like corn low by developing ways to produce
more crop yields than ever.
Jin: The
more productive the farmers are, the more genetically engineered crop seeds the
world has, and the more money Monsanto can make.
Inés: Is
Monsanto helping people or getting people's money?
Hernestina: Well,
this is the question. Are they really helping to feed people around the world?
3. HOW CAN WE
CHANGE THE WORLD?
Presenter: Edgar
Group B: Running Campaigns
Group C: Helping
Protect and Preserve Our Planet
Edgar: How could we Help Humanity? (to group A)
Edgar: What
sort of Campaigns could we organize? (to group B)
Edgar:
How can we Help Protect & Preserve our Planet? (to group C)
Edgar:
OK ladies and Gentlemen, now we know there are a lot of ways to help changing
the world for the better. Let's start working TODAY!
·
Helping
Humanity
o
Helping people
o
Living a better lifestyle
o
etc
·
Taking
part in Campaigns to support…
o
animal
welfare
o
Healthy
Eating
o
etc
·
Helping
Protect and Preserve Our Planet
o
Recycling
o
Reusing
o
Reducing our impact on the planet
o
Minimizing our water usage
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