"The farmers were forced to take "costly precautions" to avoid contamination. They had seeds tested and created "buffer" zones between their farms and their neighbors to avoid patented seeds blowing into fields. Just the fear of an expensive patent lawsuit brought by Monsanto altered their farming. Between 1997 and 2010, Monsanto brought 144 infringement lawsuits and settled another 700 cases without litigation."
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:42:05 +0000
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