For 40 years Percy Schmeiser grew oilseed rape on his farm in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Usually, he would sow each year’s crop with seeds saved from the previous harvest. In 1998 Monsanto took Schmeiser to court.
… Percy Schmeiser: the man that took on Monsanto Edward Goldsmith | 1st May 2004 News Monsanto Gm Seeds Canada Oilseed Rape Canola … GM Cases Action Agribusiness Companies Monsanto Biotechnology Food Chain Agribusiness …
How do you get your GM crops and herbicides into countries that don't want and can't afford them? Simple - you just wait for a crisis, and offer a helping hand...
… Monsanto's philanthropy Kamalakar Duvvuru | 26th June 2009 Comment Food And Farming Monsanto Gm Roundup handshake.jpg How do you … Over a period of several years, biotech giant Monsanto has worked very hard to build its …
Following allegations of defying India's Biological Diversity Act (BDA), Monsanto faces a lawsuit from the Indian government, reports Rosie Spinks
… How India squared up to Monsanto’s 'biopiracy' Rosie Spinks | 12th … October 2011 News News Focus Food And Farming Monsanto GMOs Biopiracy India bt_brinjal_monsanto.jpg Following allegations of defying …
Main ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup weed killer is being linked to cancer, birth defects and Parkinson's disease and should be banned, according to campaigners behind new report
… Greenpeace takes on Monsanto over 'pesticides arms race' Tom Levitt | 30th June 2011 News Monsanto Pesticides Chemicasl Food And Farming roundup.jpg Monsanto's Roundup is one of the most commonly …
Monsanto’s global website says: ‘Imagine innovative agriculture that creates "incredible" things today.’ Actually, I think most of us are more interested in ‘credible’ things when it comes to agriculture. Like food that people can trust is safe. And crops that meet the needs of the farmers that grow them. The Monsanto slogan used to be ‘food, health, hope’. As if this wasn’t absurd enough, it has now been changed to ‘Imagine™’. John Lennon must be turning in his grave.
… …seeds without patents …a future without Monsanto John Hepburn | 1st September 2004 Comment Monsanto In-built Pesticides Bacteria Genetical Monsanto Agribusiness Additives Gm Products …
Monsanto's genetically modified cotton 'success' narrative for Burkina Faso was built on studies with methodological problems.
… Dowd-Uribe | 2nd September 2020 | News GMOs Monsanto Food And Farming Cotton harvest Monsanto's genetically modified cotton … with the US-based agri-business company Monsanto (now Bayer Crop Science). At its …
Proposed merger between Dupont-owned Pioneer Hi-Bred and Pannar Seeds could spell disaster for local farmers and food security, watchdog claims
… Dupont follows Monsanto in new move to consolidate South … 1st December 2010 News Food And Farming Seeds Monsanto Dupont Gm News gmmaize.jpg Activists … two foreign seed market giants, DuPont and Monsanto, for local seed supplies. Pioneer …
US company wants its GM crops to be given carbon credits and to be at the forefront of tackling climate change despite link to deforestation
… Monsanto named worst corporate climate … Climate Change Gm Food And Farming Monsanto mermaid.jpg The Angry Mermaid award … despite link to deforestation Biotech giant Monsanto has been criticised for its … Shell and the American Petroleum Institute. Monsanto was nominated for its promotion of …
The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize for use in the EU. Yet, as Jeffrey M Smith reveals, proper analysis of tests done to gain that approval suggest it should never have been given
… The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize for use in the EU. Yet, as … never have been given When rats were fed Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize Mon … court ruled in favour of Greenpeace, forcing Monsanto to release the Mon 863 study. With …
Vandana Shiva explains why Seed Satyagraha – a non-cooperation movement in the footsteps of Gandhi – will be crucial in blocking the introduction of the proposed Seed Law
… Shiva Seed Satyagraha Gandhi Seed Law India Monsanto Food And Farming Biopiracy Navdanya … Property Rights Agreement about which a Monsanto representative later stated “In … came together and filed a case to prevent Monsanto from suing farmers whose seed had …
In a match some would say was made in hell, two of the world's leading producers of agro-chemicals have joined forces in a partnership to reintroduce the herbicide 2, 4-D, - one-half of the infamous defoliant Agent Orange
… How Dow and Monsanto teamed up over 'Agent Orange' … Health Pesticides Politics And Economics Dow Monsanto Bees poison_sign.jpg In a match some … 2, 4-D, both of which are manufactured by Monsanto. But this plan has alarmed …
Environmental group WWF has faced a barrage of protest for sitting at the table with the likes of Monsanto and Cargill. Has it gone a step too far to appease the multinationals?
… WWF and Monsanto - is GM soy now okay? Stephanie Roth | 19th June 2009 News WWF Monsanto Roundtable On Responsible Soy Soy … for sitting at the table with the likes of Monsanto and Cargill. Has it gone a step too …
Graphic illustrates how just five biotech giants have increased their control of the global seed market, promoting monoculture farming and making it harder for farmers to find alternative sources of seeds
… Revealed: how seed market is controlled by Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow & DuPont Tom … 7th October 2010 News Seeds Food And Farming Monsanto Bayer Syngenta Gm … the mid-1990s just five biotech giants - Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow and DuPont - …
As controversial UK trials of a potato genetically-modified to be resistant to late blight get underway, we speak to research leader and plant geneticist Professor Jonathan Jones about why he is in favour of an expansion in GM crops
… News GM Crops Food And Farming Pesticides Monsanto Sygenta Bayer News gmo.jpg Consumers … all very well to criticise Roundup Ready and Monsanto - there are lots of good reasons for … here in Europe and the UK. For example, take Monsanto, which is a big tomato and maize seed …
After years of failing to make its modified products do its bidding, the biotech industry is changing tack – now its modifying the protestors. Jonathan Matthews reports from South Africa
… Equals Jobs’. The paper reported that Monsanto’s PR company Burston–Marsteller had … for over a decade has featured prominently in Monsanto’s promotional work in India, was … which itself has been closely aligned with Monsanto’s lobbying for its products. Heart …
… 2008 News Gm Genetic Modification GM Crops Monsanto Biotech Biotechnology Agribusiness … Biotechnology Biotechnology Gm Products Monsanto Pests And Pesticides Food Security … In 2004, the Kenyan government admitted that Monsanto’s GM sweet potatoes were no more …
Questions raised over why European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) chair Diana Banati failed to make clear her connections to International Life Science Institute (ILSI), which advises biotech giants like Monsanto, Bayer and BASF
… (ILSI), which advises biotech giants like Monsanto, Bayer and BASF A key figure in … which advises biotech corporations including Monsanto, Bayer and BASF. However, she has … which advises biotech corporations like Monsanto, Bayer and BASF is another nail in …
Campaigners welcome decision to put on hold cultivation of genetically modified (GM) aubergine crop, Bt Brinjal, until 'safety of product' established
… 2010 News GM Crops Food And Farming India Monsanto aubergine.jpg GM aubergine seed would … , which is part owned by US biotech giant Monsanto , was said to be more resistant to … Hybrid Seeds Company READ MORE... COMMENT Monsanto's philanthropy How do you get your GM …
A simple experiment by a Russian scientist to see if eating GM soya influenced the offspring of mice, could threaten the multi-billion dollar GM industry.
… the risks of GM food. The soy she tested was Monsanto’s Roundup Ready variety. Its DNA has … the soy plant to survive applications of Monsanto’s “Roundup” brand herbicide. Since … that had gotten into the DNA, but had escaped Monsanto’s detection. At least one of these …
Whether it’s because of GM or gluten; if you’re giving wheat the chop, there’s an eco-friendly alternative to suit you
… Gluten Food And Farming Rothamsted Research Monsanto Rice Gram Millet Cassava Tapioca … genetic makeover. In 2009 agricultural giant Monsanto, a company that has invested heavily … in the U.S., South America, China and Canada, Monsanto’s super seeds have yet not crept into …
It was a bad year for the biotech barons. At a conference in January 1999, the consulting firm Arthur Andersen revealed Monsanto executives’ vision of an ideal future – a world in which natural seeds were virtually all extinct and where commercial seeds were genetically modified (GM) and patented.
… the consulting firm Arthur Andersen revealed Monsanto executives’ vision of an ideal future … developing the strategy and tactics to help Monsanto achieve industry dominance in a GM … major food companies followed suit, leaving Monsanto’s ideal future in tatters. That …
The promise of more food from increased yields is driving the appeal for more GM crops, but that promise is theoretical and unfulfilled, argue Dr Ricarda A Steinbrecher and Antje Lorch
… in 2001, and for reasons not yet understood, Monsanto’s herbicidetolerant RR … with manganese availability in soil. Monsanto’s new RR2Y soya (MON89788) is to be … variety A3244 as the new background line, Monsanto claims RR2Y has an ‘increased yield’ …
In the face of food shortages, Indonesia is preparing to turn towards GM crops to feed its 220 million people.
… Indonesia to go GM 20th July 2007 News Gm Monsanto Indonesia Monsanto Biotechnology Gm Products Natural … Previous trials of GM cotton sponsored by Monsanto in the South Sulawesi region had to …