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In reply to the discussion: Hundreds of Farmers Block Roads in Protest of Monsanto’s GMO Crops [View all]Art_from_Ark
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Here in Japan, for example, nearly all, if not all, farmers' cooperatives are against GMOs. And the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had this information about GMO soybeans:
現在、我が国で都道府県が普及奨励している大豆の品種は、全て日本国内で育成された品種か、日本に古くから伝わる在来種です。 これらの大豆品種には遺伝子組換え技術は使われていません。
Today, the varieties of soybeans that are being promoted in the various prefectures (states) are all varieties that have been developed in Japan, or varieties that have long existed in Japan. GMO technology is not used with these soybean varieties.
全国農業協同組合連合会及び全国主食集荷協同組合連合会は、国内における遺伝子組換え大豆の生産・販売が消費者のニーズに反するだけでなく、国産大豆の流通に混乱を来すとの観点から、農家から販売委託を受ける大豆については遺伝子組換え大豆を除くこととしています。
From the perspective of not only the production and sale of GMO soybeans being in opposition to the needs of consumers, but also for the trouble that this may cause in the distribution of soybeans in Japan, the National Association of Agricultural Cooperatives and the National Association of Staple Food Shippers have decided not to handle GMO soybeans consigned to them for sale by farmers.
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/seisan/ryutu/daizu/d_idensi/