Thursday, 21 February 2013

US Court tilts toward Monsanto in battle with farmer

Washington (AFP) Feb 19, 2013



The US Supreme Court appeared on Tuesday to side with Monsanto against an Indiana farmer accused of having pirated the genetically-modified crops developed by the agribusiness giant.

At stake is whether farmers can reproduce genetically-modified seeds on their own without paying for the technology again each growing season, which Monsanto says would stifle biotechnology innovation.