Myth Makers

An A-Z of the people and groups behind the push for GM. It includes links to the web portal GMWatch SpinProfiles - our in-depth guide to the networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR around the GM issue.

Phil Dale
UK
Emeritus fellow at the John Innes Centre and keen supporter of GM crops. Has sat on government advisory committees on GM crops. Now part of PharmaPlanta.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Linked to: John Innes Centre

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
USA USA
Established with a $70-million pledge from Monsanto, which also donated the Center's 40-acre tract of land, near Monsanto's home town of St. Louis, valued at $11.4 million.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Article: GM Cassava "Our Only Hope"
Linked to: Roger Beachy

Swappan Datta
Philippines
Biotechnologist at the International Rice Research Institute who is involved in the Golden Rice project.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Linked to: Gerard Barry, International Rice Research Institute

Thomas R. DeGregori
USA USA
Economist specializing in the role of technology in food production. Keen supporter of C. S. Prakash's AgBioWorld campaign.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Linked to: C. S. Prakash, AgBioView, AgBioWorld

Alan Dewar
UK
Director of Dewar Crop Protection Ltd. Former head of entomology at Broom's Barn, a division of Rothamsted Research.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Linked to: Rothamsted Research, CropGen

Peter Doyle
UK
Former chair of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and a director of Syngenta.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Linked to: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Syngenta

Paul Driessen
USA USA
Anti-environmental lobbyist with CDFE, advisor to Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Author of "Eco-Imperialism."
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Article: The Uncle Tom Award
Linked to: Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise

Des D'Souza
UK
Former head of PR for Aventis CropScience (now owned by Bayer).
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Linked to: Aventis, Bayer

DuPont
USA USA
World's second largest seed company and major biotech firm.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile

Martin Durkin
UK
Maker of highly controversial documentaries, linked to LM group.
Profiles: GMWatch SpinProfile
Linked to: Living Marxism, LM group