Schubert, Robert,
Farming's New Feudalism. Robert Schubert. - World Watch, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 51, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Farming's New Feudalism, May/June 2005; pp. 10-15.
The author details the case of Percy Schmeiser, a farmer sued by "Monsanto Corporation...after their canola seed was found to contain the company's patented, herbicide-resistant genes. The case generated worldwide headlines and an uncertain future for many farmers....The fact that a transnational corporation would persecute small farmers is troubling to many, and shows the depth and breadth of a decades-long transformation: the steady erosion of farmers' practice of developing and saving seeds." (WORLD WATCH)
1522-323X;
Monsanto Company
Agricultural laws and legislation
Agricultural subsidies
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Farmers
Farmers--Canada
Patent infringement
Plant biotechnology
Seed industry and trade
AC1.S5
050
Farming's New Feudalism. Robert Schubert. - World Watch, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 51, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Farming's New Feudalism, May/June 2005; pp. 10-15.
The author details the case of Percy Schmeiser, a farmer sued by "Monsanto Corporation...after their canola seed was found to contain the company's patented, herbicide-resistant genes. The case generated worldwide headlines and an uncertain future for many farmers....The fact that a transnational corporation would persecute small farmers is troubling to many, and shows the depth and breadth of a decades-long transformation: the steady erosion of farmers' practice of developing and saving seeds." (WORLD WATCH)
1522-323X;
Monsanto Company
Agricultural laws and legislation
Agricultural subsidies
Consolidation and merger of corporations
Farmers
Farmers--Canada
Patent infringement
Plant biotechnology
Seed industry and trade
AC1.S5
050