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Jan 11, 2019 · These restrictions affect conventional and organic agriculture alike by making a large pool of plant genetics inaccessible to public researchers, farmers, and independent breeders, which in turn limits the diversity of seed in our landscapes and marketplace and weakens our food security.
- The World's Top 10 Seed Companies
- Gene Giant’S Tech Cartel
- Sample Tech Cartel Agreements
- Bottom Line
Source: ETC Group The top 10 seed companies account for $14,785 million – or two-thirds (67%) of the global proprietary seed market. The world's largest seed company, Monsanto, accounts for almost one-quarter (23%) of the global proprietary seed market. The top 3 companies (Monsanto, DuPont, Syngenta) together account for $10,282 million, or 47% of...
Cross-Enabling Agreements: Anti-trust regulators (anyone out there?) in Brussels and Washington take note: The Gene Giants are forging unprecedented alliances that render competitive markets a thing of the past. By agreeing to cross-license proprietary germplasm and technologies, consolidate R&D efforts and terminate costly IP litigation, the world...
Monsanto (the world's largest seed company) and BASF (the world's #3 agro-chemical firm) announce colossal $1.5 billion R&D collaboration involving 60/40 profit-sharing, respectively. “This is a great step forward in bringing to farmers higher yielding crops...” – BASF & Monsanto, joint news release (March 2007) Monsanto & Dow Agrochemicals join fo...
Patented gene technologies will not help small farmers survive climate change, but they will concentrate corporate power, drive up costs, inhibit public sector research and further undermine the rights of farmers to save and exchange seeds.
Feb 22, 2023 · The quality of seed depends on how and when it was grown, and whether the seed producer was fully acquainted with the genetic constitution of the variety, its flowering and pollination behaviour, and other basic principles of quality seed production.
What is an appropriate variety? Selection of a particular variety for cultivation depends on end-users’ criteria. An appropriate variety should be adaptable to targeted environmental conditions, meet market requirements and suitable for seed production.
Jun 30, 2023 · Emboldened by federal laws and legal decisions during the 20th century, major companies and other plant variety developers have tied up seeds and genetic traits with restrictive intellectual property claims, an arrogation of policy that had been conceived to spur innovation in plant breeding and increase the diversity of seeds available to farmers.
Seed stocks increased from breeder seed or foundation seed, handled to maintain specific genetic identity and purity. Foundation seed is the source of certified seed, either directly or through registered seed.
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These restrictions affect conventional and organic agriculture alike by making a large pool of plant genetics inaccessible to public researchers, farmers and independent breeders, which in turn limits the diversity of seed in our landscapes and marketplace and weakens our food security.
