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Corporate monopolies will accelerate the globalisation of bad food, poor health and environmental catastrophe, says COLIN TODHUNTER
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IF the proposed Monsanto-Bayer merger goes through, the new company would control more than 25 per cent of the global supply of commercial seeds and pesticides.
It marks a trend towards consolidation in the industry with Dow and DuPont having merged and Swiss seed/pesticide giant Syngenta merging with ChemChina.
The mergers would mean that three companies would dominate the commercial agricultural seeds and chemicals sector.
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