tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post5700888629662813966..comments2023-09-27T15:40:56.529+07:00Comments on Thailand Jumped the Shark: The Nation: Let rationality decide GMO debateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-75153451752915744772007-08-30T03:45:00.000+07:002007-08-30T03:45:00.000+07:00Sookie-Yeah, it is hard to write off GMO completel...Sookie-<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it is hard to write off GMO completely, because who knows about the environment, but from a marketing point of view and getting farmers out of poverty and keeping them healthy and safe with a pure food supply, I think organic is the way to go.Fonzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216772526349523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-81427947250629109772007-08-30T03:20:00.000+07:002007-08-30T03:20:00.000+07:00Genetically modified food might not benefit Thaila...Genetically modified food might not benefit Thailand right now, but in the long term, it could serve its full purpose. Can Fonzi foresee what will happen to this planet in the future? The ice is melting as a consequence of global warming; and high temperatures will affect the way many farmers around the world carry out their work. I am not a farmer or a scientist, but I reckon it will be better for the country to have a second strategy such as genetically modified farming. I quite agree that Thailand will perform well in organic farming. Even so, what would happen if farmers cannot grow their stuff because of many environmental issues? I quite understand that Fonzi has a phobia of the Nation but waging war on the paper in relation to this issue is simply piteous. Maybe a Thai scientist might be able to genetically alter food that could help get rid of your long-lasting obsession with a high-grade and informative newspaper like the Nation; or at the very least, genetically modified products may help to reduce your instinctive urge to externalise your uncalled for platitudes towards the paper.sooksiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311298701339091280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-2230650602471419302007-08-29T11:29:00.000+07:002007-08-29T11:29:00.000+07:00fall-I have a good friend who has a cattle farm ri...fall-<BR/><BR/>I have a good friend who has a cattle farm right outside Bangkok. The hormones should scare you.Fonzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216772526349523372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-90356351226078144412007-08-29T08:38:00.000+07:002007-08-29T08:38:00.000+07:00GMO food scare me less than hormone-stuff farm chi...GMO food scare me less than hormone-stuff farm chicken.<BR/><BR/>But to relate GMO to Thailand's competitiveness is absurd. Thai does not have the problem of low production, but the problem of price, logistic, and penetrating the export market.<BR/><BR/>By endorsing GMO, without any existing international standard of acceptance, it would only serve as a good excuse for importer to ban Thai export and Thai goods credibility.fallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00200525484743926858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162482350304935910.post-36156619149739638992007-08-29T05:07:00.000+07:002007-08-29T05:07:00.000+07:00Good points, Fonzi.Something must be in the air & ...Good points, Fonzi.<BR/><BR/>Something must be in the air & water because I agree with Fonzi again (both here and over at New Mandala re Kissinger/Chatchai/Anand) - What's going on?<BR/><BR/>In relation to Organic farming - Possibly the Asoke group may have knowledge & expertise, or are they too caught up in religious matters?hobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251478382712113226noreply@blogger.com