PRODUCTORES ORGÁNICOS VS. MONSANTO
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EEUU: PRODUCTORES ORGÁNICOS TRATAN DE ENJUICIAR AL PRODUCTOR DE SEMILLAS TRANSGÉNICAS, MONSANTO. (Global Produce News by FreshPlaza.com [mail@freshplaza.com], Feb.1, 2012)
EEUU: PRODUCTORES ORGÁNICOS TRATAN DE ENJUICIAR AL PRODUCTOR DE SEMILLAS TRANSGÉNICAS, MONSANTO. (Global Produce News by FreshPlaza.com [mail@freshplaza.com], Feb.1, 2012)
Ayer productores agrícolas se reunieron en la Ciudad de Nueva York para protestar contra los juicios promovidos por el gigante de los agro-negocios Monsanto. Los agricultores y quienes los apoyan, Organic Seed y Organic Trade Association, iniciaron un juicio contra Monsanto, el productor de la mayoría de las semillas y pólenes transgénicos del mundo.
Los miembros del grupo quieren evitar que la compañía los enjuicie por transgresión de patentes si algunas plantas transgénicas son halladas en sus campo.
En una declaración escrita, el portavoz de la Monsanto, Thomas Helscher dijo que “Monsanto nunca ha enjuiciado a un agricultor, ni nunca lo hará, si las semillas transgénicas de ellos se encuentran en un campo a raíz de contaminaciones inadvertidas”.
Pero Gianni Ortiz, fundadora y directora de FarmAssist Productions, un grupo sin fines de lucro promotor de pequeños agricultores, dice conocer casi 900 casos en los que Monsanto ganó resarcimientos de los agricultores porque sus cosechas contenían plantas nacidas de sus transgénicos.
Los miembros del grupo quieren evitar que la compañía los enjuicie por transgresión de patentes si algunas plantas transgénicas son halladas en sus campo.
En una declaración escrita, el portavoz de la Monsanto, Thomas Helscher dijo que “Monsanto nunca ha enjuiciado a un agricultor, ni nunca lo hará, si las semillas transgénicas de ellos se encuentran en un campo a raíz de contaminaciones inadvertidas”.
Pero Gianni Ortiz, fundadora y directora de FarmAssist Productions, un grupo sin fines de lucro promotor de pequeños agricultores, dice conocer casi 900 casos en los que Monsanto ganó resarcimientos de los agricultores porque sus cosechas contenían plantas nacidas de sus transgénicos.
Ortiz dice que en un caso que Monsanto no ganó involucró aun granjero no orgánico Canadiense. “Había una camionada de semilla OGM yendo del ‘punto A’ al ‘punto B’; la lona que lo cubría se voló y las semillas entraron en su campo; y Monsanto lo persiguió durante años”, dijo Ortiz. Ella no niega que los productos de la Monsanto han sido usados fraudulentamente por algunos agricultores, pero dice que los productores orgánicos tienen fuertes razones financieras para no hacerlo. “Este grupo de agricultores no quieren tener nada que ver con los genes de Monsanto, sus pólenes o sus semillas porque perderían la certificación. Por lo tanto, si ellos terminan siendo contaminados, son ellos los que tendrían que recibir compensación por daños de la Monsanto”, dijo.
Fuente: www.voanews.com; Fecha de publicación: 2/1/2012
Fuente: www.voanews.com; Fecha de publicación: 2/1/2012
Artículo original (en Inglés): http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=92400
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US: ORGANIC FARMERS ATTEMPT TO SUE GM SEED PRODUCER (Global Produce News by FreshPlaza.com [mail@freshplaza.com], Feb.1, 2012)
Farmers gathered in New York City yesterday to protest against lawsuits by agribusiness giant, the Monsato Company. The farmers and their supporters gathered in support of the Organic Seed growers and Trade Association. The trade group has filed a lawsuit against Monsato, the manufacturer of most of the world's GM seeds and pollens.
The reason for this is members want to prevent the company suing them for patent infringement if GM plants are found on their land.
In a written statement, Monsanto spokesman Thomas Helscher said "Monsanto never has and never will sue a farmer if our patented seed or traits are found in his field as a result of inadvertent means.”
But Gianni Ortiz, founder and director of FarmAssist Productions, a nonprofit advocacy group for small farms, says she is aware of nearly 900 court cases in which Monsanto won damages from farmers because their crops contained plants grown from its genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.
Ortiz says that one case Monsanto did not win involved a non-organic Canadian farmer. “There was truckload of GMO seed going from ’Point A’ to ‘Point B.’ The tarp came off the top of the truck and their seed blew into his field, and they went after him for years," she said.
Ortiz does not deny that Monsanto products have been used illegally by some farmers, but she says organic farmers have a compelling financial reason not to do so.
“This group of farmers, they clearly do not want anything to do with their genes, their, pollens and their seeds because they will lose their certification. So if they do wind up being contaminated, they are the ones who should be collecting damages, not Monsanto," she said.
Source: www.voanews.com; Publication date: 2/1/2012
Original article: http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=92400
The reason for this is members want to prevent the company suing them for patent infringement if GM plants are found on their land.
In a written statement, Monsanto spokesman Thomas Helscher said "Monsanto never has and never will sue a farmer if our patented seed or traits are found in his field as a result of inadvertent means.”
But Gianni Ortiz, founder and director of FarmAssist Productions, a nonprofit advocacy group for small farms, says she is aware of nearly 900 court cases in which Monsanto won damages from farmers because their crops contained plants grown from its genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.
Ortiz says that one case Monsanto did not win involved a non-organic Canadian farmer. “There was truckload of GMO seed going from ’Point A’ to ‘Point B.’ The tarp came off the top of the truck and their seed blew into his field, and they went after him for years," she said.
Ortiz does not deny that Monsanto products have been used illegally by some farmers, but she says organic farmers have a compelling financial reason not to do so.
“This group of farmers, they clearly do not want anything to do with their genes, their, pollens and their seeds because they will lose their certification. So if they do wind up being contaminated, they are the ones who should be collecting damages, not Monsanto," she said.
Source: www.voanews.com; Publication date: 2/1/2012
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