Corporate control of farmers
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* Monsanto's rising monopolistic position in seed markets is being
reflected in the prices it charges for seed (Associated Press, 14 December 2009)
* Monsanto is continuing to build up monopolistic positions in the seed market (Associated Press, 14 December 2009)
* The patents that attach to GM crops lie at the centre of how Monsanto has been accused
of building up monopoly positions in seed markets (Associated Press, 8 October
2009):
* The patents that attach to GM crops lie at the centre of how Monsanto has been accused
of building up monopoly positions in seed markets (Associated Press, 8 October
2009)
* Consolidation in the seed market associated with the development of GM technology is
becoming an increasing problem for farmers in the United States (Olney
Daily Mail, 30 September 2009)
* One of the reasons for the rapid uptake of GM crops is the lack of independent science
to give farmers impartial information on their actual performance, and some people are
finally beginning to notice (Financial
Times, Blog, 11 August 2009 - see also Scientific
American, Editorial, August 2009 edition, published 21 July 2009)
Monsanto
is suing rival seed producer DuPont over what it sees as infringements of its patent right
over the use of Roundup Ready technology in an effort to maintain its dominant position in
the US soya market (Wall St Journal, 7 May 2009)
Poor
GM performance leads farmers in Brazil's top soy state to start returning to non-GM soya
varieties, but concerns are growing that high performance non-GM lines may not be made
available by seed companies in the future (Reuters, 13 March 2009)
GM
canola in Canada has not increased yields and costs more, and contamination of non-gm
crops means that growing the latter is no longer possible (Weekly Times, Australia, 26
February 2009)
Even seed cleaning contractors in the US are now being punished by Monsanto for the
presence of GM seed in non-GM crops as GM contamination spreads (Weekly Times, Australia,
26 February 2009)
Ag-biotech
companies are obstructing independent university researchers from trialing GM crop
varieties in order to prevent the publication of data which shows their poor agronomic or
environmental performance (New York Times, 20 February 2009)
More US
farmers are wanting to stop growing Roundup Ready soy bean because of the cost of GM seed,
the cost of glyphosate, and the arrival of glyphosate resistant weeds, but the
conventional seed isn't available (Delta Farm Press, 10 February 2009)
Monsanto
has expensive seed monopoly (Des Moines Register, 17 October 2008)
GM specialist increases technology
fees in USA
The antidote - 'Enlightened Agriculture'
Monsanto gears up
for special chemical mixtures against GM 'superweeds'
Canadian Court
backs farming totalitarianism
Database of scientists ties to industry
The
Implications of the Percy Schmeiser Decision by E. Ann Clark
UK farmers being led to US-style GM slavery
Mississippi farmer fights for
the right to save seed - Cropchoice report
Canadian farmer forced to pay
for biotech company pollution
Monsanto fears GM
liabilities
GM
firm faked test figures - herbicide resistant maize
Corrupt
Science-Business interface - 'Lancet' Scientists
'asked to fix results for backer' - Daily Telegraph
US farmers take out record law
suit against biotech companies
US farmers'
resentment against biotechnology industry
French farmers protest against introduction of gm crops
Canadian farming rebellion
against GM oilseed rape - Financial Times
Australian Farmers concerned about
biotechnology 'pariahs'
US corporate seed link up with UK co-op rings GM alarm bells
FBI find illegal GMOs in US animal feed
allegations
GM could
'impoverish poor farmers'
Monsanto and Novartis
threaten Irish Farmers with non-gm seed withdrawal
US farmers start to struggle
to find non-gm seed varieties
Big
money and small genes are changing the structure of agriculture—and your place in it
- US Farm Journal article
Non-gm seed availability
problems begin to surface in the US
The corporate takeover of
corn in SE Asia
ConAgra announce GM corn
marketing tie up with Monsanto June 99
ConAgra's Food Safety campaign
follows GM alliance with Monsanto
More on farm property rights
violation issues associated with this technology
BST GM
hormone food scandal breaks in US
Canadian Government report on
toxic effects of BST
Monsanto withhold data on
effects of BST on cattle health
Canadian Government report on
toxic effects of BST
Covered
up US study shows damage to rats from BST
Canadian government
scientists claim BST approval coercion
BST
background
Canadian seed authorities manipulate oilseed rape trials criteria
to secure approval for inferior GM varieties
Monsanto also trying
to establish its control over water
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