Sentence examples for seed industries from inspiring English sources

The real fear in many countries is that GM is being used to adopt a certain kind of farming, which inevitably means people being moved off the land, and the power and influence of the world's food and seed industries growing.

But Switzerland's pharmaceutical and seed industries, joined by some research organizations, helped convince the Council to adopt a less restrictive version of the Gen-Lex package.

Farmers knowledge would need to be included into the breeding efforts so that cultivars would be developed that serve the farmers' needs rather than the needs of seed industries.

and "… such market power [of the seed industries] could lead to decreased variability in the types of seed being produced for the market, as well as increased prices, which could limit the ability of farmers to purchase those seeds most suited for local environmental conditions".

Consolidation in the seed industry continued at a rapid pace.

Seed testing is thus an important part of the seed industry.

The Department of Agriculture representatives at today's meeting were noncommittal on the seed industry proposal, officials said.

Monsanto's prowess in the seed industry has made it a darling of Wall Street.

The meeting, in Ankeny, Iowa, will include a session on the seed industry.

"To be effective, we have to work with the consolidated seed industry," Mr. Bjorkman said.

The seed industry has become increasingly concentrated as large bioengineering firms snap up smaller companies.