Tag: Glyphosate
The Dyncorp Case in Colombia
1. Factual background Under its 1999 ‘Plan Colombia’, the Colombian Government under former President Andrés Pastrana developed a counter-narcotics strategy that focused on the chemical eradication of illegal coca and poppy …
Apiculture vs. Transgenic-soybean in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
With Monsanto stepping up its genetically modified (GM) soybean program in Mexico, the conflict with honey-producers is escalating. If you dig a little deeper in this conflict, you’ll find that …
Apiculture vs. Transgenic-soybean in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Monsanto Co. applied in February 2012 to upgrade its Mexican soybean plantations, occupying around 250 thousand ha, from the status of ‘pilot program‘ to ‘commercial’. Some 26% of these are …
