Sentences with phrase «control over seeds»

Those technologies that manipulate DNA artificially increase corporate control over seeds, diminish rich, diverse diets of local communities, promote monoculture, increase biosafety risks to health and environment, and need high investment and complicated regulatory frameworks which many countries lack.

On the contrary, this rice would contribute to the undermining of traditional food systems and increase large - scale monocultural production, corporate control over seeds and genetic uniformity.

That gives Monsanto complete control over seed companies because no seed company could survive without selling Round Up Ready Seeds.

So while the idea of organic virus resistant papayas and flood - proof rice may perk the ears of organic consumers, the reality is that in this country the corporate seed industry has systematic control over seed patents.

Not exact matches

But not everyone is over the moon about the tie up that will let one company control more than a quarter of the world's seeds and pesticides.

The merger will make the Bayer - Monsanto conglomerate the largest seed and pesticide company in the world, giving it enormous power to control farm practices, putting private profits over the public interest.

There was no control at all over what seeds were planted, so farmers could never predict how large the pods would be — or how hot.

And because you're seeding the chiles yourself, you have control over the heat of the final product.

As far as I can tell, the main surviving mainstream argument against GM crops has boiled down to concerns over corporate control of agriculture and seed supply.

Aliansi Gerakan Reform Agrari (AGRA), a national peasant federation in Indonesia in statement expressed that «Indonesia, as with the whole region, is also threatened by the growing corporate control over agriculture and consequent erosion of traditional seed resources.

While the # 1 Seed is likely out of reach they now have a 1 - Game Lead in the Conference and hold the # 2 Seed in their own control if they can win out over the final 3 weeks.

Also, after being upset by a six seed, Karl not only demanded an extension but more control over personnel, so...

That sowed the seeds for a number of policy battles, the biggest of which was over the re-approval of mayoral control — a fight the mayor eventually won.

Increased women's access to and control over resources (seed, inputs, technologies, and technical knowledge)

Unlike pumpkin seeds though, which are safe if carefully controlled, sunflower seeds are just dodgy enough to plummet over the cliff edge into acne - causing territory.

I felt a sense of control by limiting my diet to only raw fruits, vegetables nuts and seeds and even a sense of superiority over those who ate «dead» aka cooked foods.

Our Nutrition Artisans spent years conditioning the soil with organic compost and cover crops, and retain full control over turmeric seed selection all the way through to the shelf.

Grape seed oil has restructuring and regenerative properties which allow a better control over skin moisturization.

For example, by identifying our students and their behavior skills, as stated above, the «Kindness Challenge» suggests that teachers can no longer just blame the student for not being motivated or being a «bad seed», we must understand where that behavior is coming from (whether it be from home circumstances, peer pressure or a disability) and treat that student by not addressing the behavior, per se, but by understanding that the student may be under a situation he / she has no control over.

This adoption by contracted producers is not unexpected, since a handful of powerful pharmaceutical and agrichemical multinational corporations like Bayer and Monsanto, have gained a monopolistic control over the major commodity crop seed stocks, making available to farmers only their highly promoted, patented varieties of GE seeds.

20 Challenge runs 450 + items, including 160 new unlockables Uber secrets 10 Playable Characters 100 + enemies with new designs Over 50 bosses, including tons of new and rare bosses Mystic Runes Upgradeable shops Integrated controller support for popular control pads Analog directional movement and speed Tons of feature film quality animated endings Over 100 specialized seeds 2 - Player local co-op Over 100 co-op characters Dynamic lighting, visual effects, and art direction All - new game engine @ 60 FPS 24/7 All - new soundtrack and sound design Multiple Save slots A bunch of achievements

While the Court challenged HIA attorney Joe Sandler over how the DEA could or could not control a hypothetical plant containing trace THC in the Amazon rainforest, the judges were completely unconvinced by DEA attorney Daniel Dormont's arguments that Congress did not exempt hemp seed from the CSA even if the seed contains tiny insignificant amounts of naturally - occurring THC.

There is massive concentration of ownership (two seed companies control 60 % of the market, four companies control 83 % of the meat packing industry) so that farmers have little control over the prices they sell their products for.

Would it mean that multinationals such as transgenic giant Monsanto would gain even greater control over global agriculture markets and poor farmers in their choice of using or not using genetically modified seed varieties, which Monsanto owns questionably but profitably as «intellectual property»?

«This new mega corporation would be the world's biggest seed maker and pesticide company, defying important antitrust protections, giving it unacceptable control over critical aspects of our food supply — undermining consumer choice and the freedom and stability of farmers worldwide.»

«If you have held BTC on your Trezor before the fork, you will own the same amount of BTC and B2X after the fork — With Trezor, you own your private keys (in the form of the seed), therefore you have control over all of your coins, including forked coins,» explains Satoshi Labs.