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Father of the Bribe
Monsanto agrees to pay $1.5 million in penalties for Indonesian bribes |
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07 Jan 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Father of the Bribe Monsanto agrees to pay $1.5 million in penalties for Indonesian bribes When agrochemical giant Monsanto's bid to introduce genetically modified cotton to Indonesia was met with widespread protests from farmers and activists, it bribed a government official in order to avoid having an environmental impact study conducted on its GM crop. Yesterday Monsanto agreed to pay $1.5 million in fines -- $1 mi ... |
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| Topics: business, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics) |
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Say It Ain't Soy
Brazil Will Allow Planting of GM Soybeans |
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29 Sep 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Say It Ain't Soy Brazil Will Allow Planting of GM Soybeans In a big blow to opponents of biotechnology, Brazil announced last week that it will allow farmers to plant genetically modified soybeans, ending its role as one of the leading nations opposed to GM crops. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government had previously promised to oppose GM plantings, bu ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, Brazil, business, deforestation, food and agriculture, GMOs, rainforests (all these topics) |
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Seedy
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19 May 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Seedy Members of Brazil's Landless Peasant Movement occupied a test farm owned by biotechnology giant Monsanto last week, in a bid to expel the company and establish an organic farm on the site instead. The protestors say neither the people nor the government of the Brazilian state of Parana support genetically modified (GM) crops, such as the transgenic soybeans an ... |
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| Topics: Brazil, business, environmental non-government organizations, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics) |
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You Will Live a GM-free Life ... in Bed
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22 Oct 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| You Will Live a GM-free Life ... in Bed Until recently, China seemed to be positioning itself as a world leader in bioengineered foods, spending tens of millions of dollars on new technologies and touting the benefits of genetically modified rice, soybeans, and other crops. Now, though, the nation has imposed tough restrictions on domestic planting of genetically modified (GM) crops and strict labeling rules fo ... |
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| Topics: business, China, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics) |
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Two Mindsets, Two Visions of Sustainable Agriculture
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Donella H. Meadows |
03 Aug 1999 |
Global Citizen |
| "I guess you must be in favor of pesticides," concluded a Monsanto public relations guy, after I objected to his company's genetically engineered potato. "I guess it's okay with you if people starve," said a botanist I deeply respect, with whom I have carried out a fervent argument about genetic engineering. Accusations like these astonish me. I'm an organic farmer; I'm not in favor of p ... |
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