Joe Biden has chosen Tom Vilsack as the US’ agriculture secretary. Many fear he’ll favour large corporations instead of looking out for small farmers.
Seeds of Freedom, Manu Chao’s new song against Monsanto
Seeds of Freedom is the new song of French musician and singer-songwriter of Spanish origin Manu Chao, dedicated to the fight that farmers and peasants are carrying out against agrochemical giant Monsanto, and in support to the International Monstanto Tribunal. On 18 April the Monsanto Tribunal, an international civil society initiative to hold Monsanto accountable for
Seeds of Freedom is the new song of French musician and singer-songwriter of Spanish origin Manu Chao, dedicated to the fight that farmers and peasants are carrying out against agrochemical giant Monsanto, and in support to the International Monstanto Tribunal.
On 18 April the Monsanto Tribunal, an international civil society initiative to hold Monsanto accountable for human and environmental rights violations, accused Monsanto of ecocide. In particular, the multinational is accused of threatening biodiversity, obstructing the right to food, increasing risks linked to food security and impinging farmers’ freedom.
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Monsanto has falsely claimed it has been granted a patent on genetically-modified cotton seeds in India. But the Supreme Court ruling has upheld India’s law, which doesn’t allow patents on seeds. The op-ed by Vandana Shiva.
Monsanto is now property of Bayer, and its name has ceased to exist. Agriculture is in the hands of a few large corporations now more than ever, with dire consequences for people and the environment.
The only responsible decision the European Union can make is to stop the Bayer-Monsanto merger. However, the latest updates from the European Commission don’t seem promising. The deadline for the verdict of the merger between Monsanto and Bayer (which amounts to over 63 billion dollars) has been extended to the 5th April 2018. The European Competition
The fraud and corruption witnessed in the illegal introduction of Bt cotton in India are now being repeated with GM mustard. Farmers and our biodiversity were sacrificed for Monsanto’s profits.
Corporations are putting our lives and our environment at risk through a growing and improper influence over institutions, whose responsibility should be, instead, protecting people and the planet. The visible consequences have made it imperative to expose their devious tactics and their steadfast and corrupt lobbying, recently revealed in the Poison Papers (a compilation of over
La Monsanto è stata giudicata colpevole di “ecocidio” secondo l’International Monsanto tribunal, un tribunale creato dalla società civile per fare pressione sulla multinazionale chimica.
Monsanto has said yes. After 5 months of negotiations and hesitations, the US company has accepted Bayer’s offer of 66 billion dollars, debt included. So, the value of each share is now 128 dollars, up from Bayer’s previous offer of 127.50 dollars a share. In addition, the German pharmaceutical company has pledged to pay a