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The documentary Food, Inc. (among others) has a segment about Monsanto's "business" practice, in particular seed saving for following year's planting. So the pr
by slug 15y ago
The documentary Food, Inc. (among others) has a segment about Monsanto's "business" practice, in particular seed saving for following year's planting. So the problem is not necessarily GM food but how they twist farmers arms through litigation. If software patents are bad, imagine patents over the constituents of life!
- dredmorbius 15y agoAnd not just seeds which are GM, but any seeds which might be contaminated by GM seeds. A major subtheme of the film was a long-time seed processor who would recover seed grain from farmers' crops. He was hounded out of business by Monsanto, despite the fact that his clients were not Monsanto farmers, because they might be recovering GM seed by virtue of his services. That is evil.
- dredmorbius 15y agoMore on the Monsanto/seed issue: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091214/0856327337.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091214/0856327337.shtml I'm trying to remember the name of the seed harvester interviewed and for the life of me can't. The Food, Inc. website and a few searches haven't helped either.
- slug 15y agoIf you are referring to the seed cleaner, his name is Moe Parr.
- dredmorbius 15y agoThank you!