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AL JAZEERA - AN INDEPTH INVESTIGATION

VIDEO:

▶  DOES 'BIOPIRACY' ENDANGER WORLD FOOD SUPPLIES?

Seed monopolies could affect livelihoods of farmers, biodiversity. Patenting crop-breeding techniques has economic, ecological and ethical implications. Currently, five biotech corporations account for 77 percent of patents on living organisms.

http://stream.aljazeera.com/

 

AGROPOLY - September 2013
▶  A HANDFUL OF CORPORATIONS CONTROL WORLD FOOD PRODUCTION (PDF REPORT) http://www.econexus.info/publication/agropoly-handful-corporations-control-world-food-production

 

PDF REPORT

http://www.econexus.info/sites/econexus/files/Agropoly_Econexus_BerneDeclaration_wide-format.pdf

 

ETC Group, September 4, 2013
▶  WHO WILL CONTROL THE AGRICULTURAL INPUTS: THE STATE OF CORPORATE CONCENTRATION, 2013 (PDF REPORT)
PUTTING THE CARTEL BEFORE THE HORSE... AND FARM, SEEDS, SOIL AND PEASANTS ETC. http://www.etcgroup.org/putting_the_cartel_before_the_horse_2013

 

 

▶  CONTEMPORARY AGRICULTURE IS BURNING UP OUR PLANET http://sco.lt/6xIJJx

 

 

Moneylife, September 13, 2013
▶  GM CROPS - PART 3: THE ECONOMICS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD http://www.moneylife.in/article/gm-crops-part3-the-economics-of-genetically-modified-food/34454.html

 

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VIDEO:

▶   SEEDING DEEP DEMOCRACY - VIDEO - Vandana Shiva http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1054461972/seeding-deep-democracy-vandana-shiva

 

-▶ HOW BIOTECH CORPORATIONS AND GMO CROPS ARE THREATENING THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMANKIND ALIKE http://sco.lt/7OmezB

 

THE HUNGER GAMES - HOW UK, USA SUPPORT FOR BIG AGRIBUSINESS IS FUELING POVERY http://sco.lt/8ked9N

 

THE CORPORATE TAKE-OVER OF AFRICAN FOOD SECURITY http://sco.lt/5cAkpF

 

THE GLOBAL CHEMICAL BIOTECH CARTEL:  AN UNPRECEDENTED POWER OVER WORLD AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN HEALTH http://sco.lt/9MtkYL

 

 

20 March, 2013 - Nation of Change

MONSANTO'S DEATH GRIP ON YOUR FOOD

Monsanto’s near-monopoly gives the company the right to control access to a staple food item that is found in a wide range of consumer products... http://www.nationofchange.org/monsanto-s-death-grip-your-food-1363790329

 

MONSANTO: A CORPORATE PROFILE - CONTROL OF WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLY From Saccharin to GE Seed - Chemicals for Food, Agriculture, War http://sco.lt/5TGVDl

 

Red, Green and Blue, February 19, 2012

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS:

Monsanto has been systematically blocking researchers from using its patented gene modified (GMO) seeds to learn if there are problems with them, according to an explosive op-ed in yesterday’s LA Timesby Doug Gurian-Sherman of the Union of Concerned Scientists.Source: Red Green & Bluehttp://redgreenandblue.org/2011/02/14/monsanto-blocks-research-on-gmo-safety/

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGGRESSIVELY BACKS/PROMOTES BIOTECH FOOD IN THRUST FOR CONTROL OF GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY  http://sco.lt/8RhvPt

 

WHY IS THERE SO LITTLE INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEWED GMO RESEARCH? http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3087172079/why-is-there-so-little-independent-peer-reviewed-gmo-research

 

Guardian, George Monbiot, September 30, 2013
FOR SCIENTISTS IN A DEMOCRACY, GOVERNMENT POLICY IN BRITAIN, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA IS CRUSHING ACADEMIC INTEGRITY ON BEHALF OF CORPORATE POWER http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/30/scientists-democracy-dissent-reasonable-boyd

 

OWNING THE SEEDS OF LIFE: SEED PATENTS AND CONTROL OF YOUR FOOD - THE GLOBAL CORPORATE MONOPOLY http://sco.lt/6FiLkv

 

 

 

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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO  (FULL LENGTH) The Leader of the Biotech Cartel http://sco.lt/7CoHSb