Trip Reports
I had never doubted the truth of the newspaper reports or TV documentaries in Germany about genetically modified crops etc, although it was rather abstract for me. But to see the reality of how Monsanto has actually advanced into the most remote and poorest parts of the world in order to turn honest working farmers into chemical slaves was a shock for me.
On the surface all appears to be well with the world when you drive around the countryside in Andhra Pradesh. You can see women in brightly-coloured saris walking along the road carrying things on their head, a boy or elderly person looking after a small herd of goats, farmers having something to eat while their animals rest in the shadow of a large tree. I enjoy looking out of the car window when we’re on our way to the villages. We’re overtaking oxcarts all the time. Sometimes you can see old paintings and wood carvings. The oxen have small bells on their horns that jingle with each step. (more…)