.@BoringDev #Ugadan farmers need modern agro-technologies but also protection from predatory seeds @tmsruge @ariongm http://bit.ly/1HzE71K
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@MForstater Ergo, making our farmers dependent on the likes of Monsanto, et al every season@JamesArinaitwe@BoringDev@ariongm
@tmsruge @JamesArinaitwe @BoringDev @ariongm - Therefore your farmers shouldn’t use hybrid seeds (or other ag inputs?) ?
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@MForstater Am a commercial farmer myself. 2Much emphasis on producing more. They need to be paid more@JamesArinaitwe@BoringDev@ariongm -
@tmsruge@MForstater@BoringDev@ariongm I was waiting for you to weigh in and share your farming experience as a successful one at that! - 13 more replies
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@MForstater It’s a market & policy problem, not an agricultural or climate problem@JamesArinaitwe@BoringDev@ariongm -
@tmsruge@MForstater@BoringDev@ariongm yes policy makers making decisions affecting our farmers are#ignorant of their true needs thanx
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@MForstater hybrid seeds & messing w nature is slippery slope and it only ends w our farmer dependent@JamesArinaitwe@BoringDev@ariongm -
@tmsruge@JamesArinaitwe@BoringDev Agriculture IS 'messing w nature' (isnt all tech?) Drawing line at hybrid seeds seems positively Amish - 1 more reply
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@MForstater… again on quick interventionist solutions instead of farming smarter to make most of inputs@JamesArinaitwe@BoringDev@ariongmThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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