Bono Blooody Bono: Why Are You Supporting G8’s GMO Initiative?
Claiming that the continent of Africa is to this century what North America was to the 19th, U2 front man, Bono, has become one of the biggest supporters of the recently announced G8 initiative that’s sending $22 billion dollars in aid, supplied mostly by multi-national corporate conglomerates, to “lift Africa out of poverty” over the next ten years. One of the biggest tools being leveraged in this plan will be the use of controversial agricultural practices—mainly non-native genetically modified crops and the accompanying pesticides—under the moniker The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. Companies that have pledged their dollars and support through NAFSN include: DuPont, Monsanto, Cargill, Syngenta, Kraft and Unilever.
