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GMO Wars: The global battlefield. The case against GMOs has strengthened steadily over the last few years, even as the industry has expanded all over the world.

by Walden Bello

The GMO wars escalated earlier this month when the 2013 World Food Prize was awarded to three chemical company executives, including Monsanto executive vice president and chief technology officer, Robert Fraley, responsible for development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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