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The Patenting of Life, Limiting Liberty, and the Corporate Pursuit of Seeds (Hardcover)
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The Patenting of Life, Limiting Liberty, and the Corporate Pursuit of Seeds (Hardcover)
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Throughout world history, what human beings ate was determined by
what local producers cultivated, and what they planted was
determined by seasonal cycles. After the harvest, farmers reclaimed
the seeds so that they could replant them the following season.
Today, however, these age-old practices that guided countless
generations are becoming extinct. What we eat, the quality of our
food, and even the tastes that we develop are dictated by powerful
corporations who are driven by the profit motive. This book
investigates the corporate dominance of the world's seed supply.
The seed is nature's gift and the first link in the food chain.
This life form is becoming the exclusive intellectual property of
the corporation. The advent of genetically modified seeds and
strict patent protection accorded to them enable companies to own
the seed even after the farmer has bought, planted, and harvested
the seed. Multinational corporations have a monopoly control over
seeds and the accompanying pesticides which is leading to
monocultures in the food system and the disappearance of
traditional methods of farming. Local producers are forced to buy
seeds each year, thereby fostering a feudalistic relationship of
perpetual dependence. An imbalance of power has emerged and farmers
are transformed from producers to consumers by these new
arrangements. The leap to embrace biotechnology and genetically
modified foods has been quite swift and conducted without the
public's knowledge. The food that our stomachs ingest may be
increasingly bad for us. Case studies from four developing
countries are presented for consideration.
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