Tell the Senate: GMOs Won't Feed the World

After 35 years of fighting to end world hunger, WhyHunger knows that some solutions are more successful than others. Right now, a multibillion dollar aid bill in the Senate directs taxpayer dollars towards more research for genetically engineered (GE) crops, despite a mountain of evidence that they have failed to deliver on their promise of feeding the world. As written, the Senate bill is a stealth giveaway to corporations like Monsanto -- in the name of feeding the world's poor.

Act Now! Tell your Senator to oppose the Global Food Security Act until the GE clause is removed!

The Global Food Security Act (SB 384) is the biggest U.S. agricultural aid initiative in more than half a century. The bill mandates that U.S. taxpayer dollars support research on genetically engineered crops. No other specific technologies are even mentioned.

By including a federal mandate that GE crop research and development be funded by U.S. taxpayers, we are writing a check to Monsanto and other industry giants. Monsanto has been lobbying actively for the bill's passage. No wonder. The law directs $7.7 billion to agricultural research and development, and Monsanto has a clear interest in how this money is spent.

"At the end of the day, GE crops don't have much to offer farmers in the developing world," notes WhyHunger colleague Dr. Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, senior scientist at Pesticide Action Network. "Recent UN reports point to agroecological farming for more promising solutions to world hunger."

Send your email today! Scientists who have examined the evidence around the globe agree: GE crops are not the answer to world hunger. Tell your senator: No GE crops in foreign aid.

Thank you for taking action.