RE: Monsanto gives up fight for GM plants in Europe
June 2, 2013 at 10:17 am
(This post was last modified: June 2, 2013 at 10:19 am by The Grand Nudger.)
It's a double edged sword. I think that grass is a useless crop as well - however, the way we centralize our food production system does increase it's efficiency. It's also much easier to test food for pathogens. -If- everyone followed the rules and knew what they were doing, "growing their own" would be nice. It won't work for grains or taters (low yield/ high area crops) but things like mixed veggie are pretty easy to handle in a small space.
Other companies -could- come up with equally resilient seed (or even better) but being an "innovator" has it;s perks. The way in which Monsanto licensed its seed was a pretty good move too (think microsoft). DuPont actually did try to levy anti-trust charges against them a few years back. Didn't stick.
Other companies -could- come up with equally resilient seed (or even better) but being an "innovator" has it;s perks. The way in which Monsanto licensed its seed was a pretty good move too (think microsoft). DuPont actually did try to levy anti-trust charges against them a few years back. Didn't stick.
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