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"Monsanto: All Your Seeds Are Belong to Us" Mother Jones: All Articles Written by Us Are Belong to Us I understand the impact on farmers and that Monsanto pla
by OGinparadise 14y ago
"Monsanto: All Your Seeds Are Belong to Us"
Mother Jones: All Articles Written by Us Are Belong to Us
I understand the impact on farmers and that Monsanto plays dirty, but this is their invention, you do not have to use their seeds. If you do, however, you must play by their rules. I understand that the lawsuit is different (planted someone else's seeds) but that person also violated his agreement.
"They want the farmers to take all the risks associated with farming, yet they want to control how they use those seeds all the way down the distribution chain,"
So it's an unfair agreement. Don't enter it.
- makomk 14y agoThe point is that you do have to use their seeds. Previously you could get seeds from other sources or even replant your own seeds, but Monsanto have been suing seed cleaning firms and people who buy seeds elsewhere, which means that even if you don't want Roundup Ready seeds you have to buy them from Monsanto.