Sign the Petition to ask Obama to stop the revolving door!
President Obama has nominated two chemical agribusiness cronies for high level positions.
Islam Siddiqui, CropLife’s current vice president of science and regulatory affairs, has been nominated as Chief Agriculture Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office and Roger Beachy, former head of Monsanto’s de facto nonprofit research arm, has been appointed as director of the new National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
These are two textbook cases of the “revolving door” between industry and the agencies meant to keep watch; Siddiqui and Beachy’s industry ties demonstrate that both men are too beholden to corporate agriculture to serve the public interest.
Please sign our petition to ask President Obama to withdraw his nominations and replace them with candidates who have a sustainable vision for U.S. agriculture and trade.
Petition to President Obama:
I oppose the nomination of two chemical agribusiness industry representatives to high level agricultural positions. It's time to stop appointing people who are going to push chemical-intensive industrial agriculture, inappropriate biotechnologies and unfair trade deals.
Islam Siddiqui's nominaction for Chief Agriculture Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office and Roger Beachy's appointment as director of the new National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) are two textbook cases of the “revolving door” between industry and the agencies meant to keep watch. Siddiqui and Beachy’s industry ties demonstrate that both men are too beholden to corporate agriculture to serve the public interest.
I encourage you to withdraw your nominations and replace them with candidates who have a sustainable vision for U.S. agriculture and trade.