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Fresh from it's battle with Percy Schmeiser, Monsanto is set to tangle with any farmer who they allege has illegally grown Round ready canola.

It appears many other western Canadian farmers are facing harassment from Monsanto. Monsanto had already declared war on Saskatchewan farmers immediately after their judgment against Percy Schmeiser, but it appears their approach now is to the extreme.Fresh from it's battle with Percy Schmeiser, Monsanto is set to tangle with any farmer who they allege has illegally grown Round ready canola.

I Want My Father Back xamines the crisis small farmers in India face as a result of globalization and government apathy. For the past ten years farmers have been committing suicide in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, as in many other parts of India. The main act of this tragedy started in mid 60's with the introduction of the Green Revolution. Earlier, farmers saved their own seeds and practiced organic farming. The money they invested on their farms was very little. But with Green Revolution farmers were asked to buy seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, forcing them to borrow, mostly from private money lenders at exorbitant interest rates. With every farming season their debt increased and over the course of years it led to a loan trap. The second phase of this tragic situation can be directly attributed to 'globalization'. Under the WTO (World Trade Organization) regime, which favors wealthy industrialized countries, the Indian government has eliminated or reduced its support to farmers, while Indian agriculture is invaded by multinationals. The introduction of BT cotton has created havoc in Vidarbha. The cost of these seeds is exorbitant and, contrary to the claims of the seller (Monsanto), the yields have fallen and the level of pesticide use has not dropped. The film raises these issues through interviews with ordinary farmers and activists and traces the lives of some of the farm families affected by suicides within the family.

Trotz ungeklärter Rechtslage und internationaler Kritik erteilt das Europäische Patentamt in München heute ein umfassendes Patent (EP 1651777) auf ein Verfahren zur Zucht von Schweinen. Nach Untersuchungen von Greenpeace kommen die darin beschriebenen Erbanlagen in allen europäischen Schweinerassen vor. Die Ansprüche sind so formuliert, dass sie nicht nur das Zuchtverfahren umfassen, sondern in einem Streitfall der Patentinhaber auch Ansprüche auf die Schweine selbst und alle Nachkommen erheben kann.

Trotz umstrittener Rechtslage und internationaler Kritik hat das Europäische Patentamt in München am Mittwoch ein Patent auf ein Verfahren zur Zucht von Schweinen erteilt. Das Patent bezieht sich auf Erbanlagen, die alle europäischen Schweinerassen aufweisen. Es wird befürchtet, dass es so zu einer neuen Monopolisierung in der Tierzucht kommen könnte.

There is a revolution happening in the farm fields and on the dinner tables of America, a revolution that is transforming the very nature of the food we eat. This documentary explores the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade.