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Land Grab in Ukraine Is Monsanto’s Backdoor to the EU

Land Grab in Ukraine Is Monsanto’s Backdoor to the EU Monsanto and DuPont lobby for access to Ukraine’s farmland, the richest in the world The quest for Ukraine’s legendary black earth is almost complete. To the dismay of French, Polish, German farmers, the multinational agricultural corporation Monsanto, as well as DuPont Pioneer and John Deere, have all lobbied for access to the largest agricultural market in Eastern Europe. This will soon reshape the market for agricultural products in the EU and spell ruin for Europe’s farmers. In Nov. 2013, the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation drafted a legal amendment that will benefit… View Article