Tuesday, December 15, 2009

AP INVESTIGATION: Monsanto seed biz role revealed

http://www.ajc.com/business/ap-investigation-monsanto-seed-240072.html

Power is not "He who holds the money supply"
Power comes to those that hold the food supply!
You can live without money, but you can't live without food.
My question for the AP is, WHY NOW?
Where were you when all the power that Monsanto now has, was being accumulated?
An answer I really want to know


"We now believe that Monsanto has control over as much as 90 percent of (seed genetics). This level of control is almost unbelievable," said Neil Harl, agricultural economist at Iowa State University who has studied the seed industry for decades. "The upshot of that is that it's tightening Monsanto's control, and makes it possible for them to increase their prices long term. And we've seen this happening the last five years, and the end is not in sight."

At issue is how much power one company can have over seeds, the foundation of the world's food supply. Without stiff competition, Monsanto could raise its seed prices at will, which in turn could raise the cost of everything from animal feed to wheat bread and cookies.