Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi - Revision history

Melissa Jones: internal links

2010-11-04T21:20:28Z

internal links

David at 21:08, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T21:08:15Z

Claire Robinson at 20:52, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:52:53Z

Claire Robinson at 20:51, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:51:40Z

Claire Robinson at 20:51, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:51:16Z

Claire Robinson at 20:49, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:49:46Z

Claire Robinson at 20:49, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:49:10Z

Claire Robinson at 20:48, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:48:11Z

Claire Robinson at 20:44, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:44:13Z

Claire Robinson at 20:43, 4 November 2010

2010-11-04T20:43:39Z

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as [[T. J. Buthelezi]]) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He  gave interviews and attended at a pro-GM 'farmers' rally covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.<ref>Jonathan Matthews, [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 The Fake Parade], Freezerbox, 12/3/02</ref>
+South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as [[T. J. Buthelezi]]) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the [[World Summit on Sustainable Development]] in Johannesburg. He  gave interviews and attended at a pro-GM 'farmers' rally covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.<ref>Jonathan Matthews, [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 The Fake Parade], Freezerbox, 12/3/02</ref>
-Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, ''Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence'', describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the [[Council for Biotechnology Information]] calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
+[[Aaron deGrassi]] of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, ''Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence'', describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the [[Council for Biotechnology Information]] calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
 Buthelezi is one of several farmers used by Monsanto and other lobbyists used to represent an area 'where most farmers cultivate just a few hectares, and only half the population can read'. Yet Monsanto's 'representative' farmers, deGrassi says, are school administrators and agricultural college graduates, owning dozens of hectares of land. Critics have coined the nickname 'Bt Buthelezi' to illustrate his  'unconditional support to Bt cotton: during a trip to Monsanto's headquarters in St. Louis, Buthelezi was quoted as saying, "I wouldn't care if it were from the devil himself."'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003, p. 36</ref>

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:08, 4 November 2010
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as T. J. Buthelezi) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He gave interviews and attended at a pro-GM 'farmers' rally covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.<ref>Jonathan Matthews, [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 The Fake Parade], Freezerbox, 12/3/02</ref>	+	South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as [[T. J. Buthelezi]]) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He gave interviews and attended at a pro-GM 'farmers' rally covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.<ref>Jonathan Matthews, [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 The Fake Parade], Freezerbox, 12/3/02</ref>

	Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, ''Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence'', describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the [[Council for Biotechnology Information]] calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>		Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, ''Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence'', describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the [[Council for Biotechnology Information]] calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as T. J. Buthelezi) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He  gave interviews and attended at a pro-GM 'farmers' rally covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.<ref>Jonathan Matthews, [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 The Fake Parade], Freezerbox, 12/3/02</ref>
-Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, ''Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence'', describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the Council for Biotechnology Information calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
+Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, ''Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence'', describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the [[Council for Biotechnology Information]] calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
 Buthelezi is one of several farmers used by Monsanto and other lobbyists used to represent an area 'where most farmers cultivate just a few hectares, and only half the population can read'. Yet Monsanto's 'representative' farmers, deGrassi says, are school administrators and agricultural college graduates, owning dozens of hectares of land. Critics have coined the nickname 'Bt Buthelezi' to illustrate his  'unconditional support to Bt cotton: during a trip to Monsanto's headquarters in St. Louis, Buthelezi was quoted as saying, "I wouldn't care if it were from the devil himself."'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003, p. 36</ref>

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as T. J. Buthelezi) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He  gave interviews and attended at a pro-GM 'farmers' rally covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.<ref>Jonathan Matthews, [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 The Fake Parade], Freezerbox, 12/3/02</ref>
-Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence, describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the Council for Biotechnology Information calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
+Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, ''Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence'', describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the Council for Biotechnology Information calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
 Buthelezi is one of several farmers used by Monsanto and other lobbyists used to represent an area 'where most farmers cultivate just a few hectares, and only half the population can read'. Yet Monsanto's 'representative' farmers, deGrassi says, are school administrators and agricultural college graduates, owning dozens of hectares of land. Critics have coined the nickname 'Bt Buthelezi' to illustrate his  'unconditional support to Bt cotton: during a trip to Monsanto's headquarters in St. Louis, Buthelezi was quoted as saying, "I wouldn't care if it were from the devil himself."'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003, p. 36</ref>

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:51, 4 November 2010
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as T. J. Buthelezi) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He gave interviews and attended at a [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 ~~pro-GM 'farmers' rally~~] ~~covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.~~	+	South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as T. J. Buthelezi) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He gave interviews and attended at a pro-GM 'farmers' rally covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.<ref>Jonathan Matthews, [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 The Fake Parade], Freezerbox, 12/3/02</ref>

	Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence, describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the Council for Biotechnology Information calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>		Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence, describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the Council for Biotechnology Information calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 South African farmer [[Thembitshe Joseph Buthelezi]] (usually referred to as T. J. Buthelezi) has a long established relationship with [[Monsanto]] and the biotech industry. With their assistance he has been brought to Washington, Brussels, Pretoria, St Louis, London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia to help promote GM foods. On one occasion Monsanto paid for him to travel several hundred miles to have lunch with US Trade Secretary [[Robert B. Zoellick]] at the company's office near Pretoria, South Africa, and a year later in May 2003, Buthelezi was by Zoellick's side at the press conference at which the Trade Secretary formally announced a US WTO case against EU restrictions on GM imports. In August 2002 Buthelezi turned up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. He  gave interviews and attended at a [http://www.freezerbox.com/archive/article.php?id=254 pro-GM 'farmers' rally] covertly organised by Monsanto and a network of pro-GM lobbyists.
-Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, [http://allafrica.com/sustainable/resources/00010161.html Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the Council for Biotechnology Information calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/sustainable/resources/00010161.html Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
+Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, in his report, [http://allafrica.com/sustainable/resources/00010161.html Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], describes Buthelezi as 'a clean-shaven, middle-aged black farmer from Makhathini'. He notes how Buthelezi's accounts of his positive experiences with Monsanto's Bt cotton are suspiciously similar to Monsanto press releases. Aaron deGrassi also challenges the way in which Buthelezi is being displayed as a 'representative' of the African smallholding community of farmers. He notes, 'the Council for Biotechnology Information calls him a "small farmer," and others describe his life as "hand-to-mouth existence."' [[Andrew Natsios]], the head of [[USAID]], has described him to US congressmen as as a 'small farmer struggling just at the subsistence level.' However, says deGrassi, 'independent reporters have revealed that, with two wives and more than 66 acres, he is one of the largest farmers in Makhathini and chairs the area's farmers' federation encompassing 48 farmers' associations.'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003</ref>
-Buthelezi is one of several farmers used by Monsanto and other lobbyists used to represent an area 'where most farmers cultivate just a few hectares, and only half the population can read'. Yet Monsanto's 'representative' farmers, deGrassi says, are school administrators and agricultural college graduates, owning dozens of hectares of land. Critics have coined the nickname 'Bt Buthelezi' to illustrate his  'unconditional support to Bt cotton: during a trip to Monsanto's headquarters in St. Louis, Buthelezi was quoted as saying, "I wouldn't care if it were from the devil himself."'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/sustainable/resources/00010161.html Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003, p. 36</ref>
+Buthelezi is one of several farmers used by Monsanto and other lobbyists used to represent an area 'where most farmers cultivate just a few hectares, and only half the population can read'. Yet Monsanto's 'representative' farmers, deGrassi says, are school administrators and agricultural college graduates, owning dozens of hectares of land. Critics have coined the nickname 'Bt Buthelezi' to illustrate his  'unconditional support to Bt cotton: during a trip to Monsanto's headquarters in St. Louis, Buthelezi was quoted as saying, "I wouldn't care if it were from the devil himself."'<ref>Aaron DeGrassi, [http://allafrica.com/download/resource/main/main/idatcs/00010161:79c889d407e1685067f8869a403d79e7.pdf Genetically Modified Crops and Sustainable Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Assessment of Current Evidence], Third World Network, June 2003, p. 36</ref>
 ==Resources==

@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 ==Notes==
 <references/>
-[[Category:GM|Buthelezi, T.J.]][[Category:GM Farm Lobby|Buthelezi, T.J.]][[Category:Third World Lobbyists (GM)|Buthelezi, T.J.]][[Category:South Africa|Buthelezi, Thembitshe Joseph]]
+[[Category:GM|Buthelezi, Thembitshe Joseph]][[Category:GM Farm Lobby|Buthelezi, Thembitshe Joseph]][[Category:Third World Lobbyists (GM)|Buthelezi, Thembitshe Joseph]][[Category:South Africa|Buthelezi, Thembitshe Joseph]]