-=> Quoting Bill Spangler to George Lagergren <=-
BS> George Lagergren, In a message on 28 August, to Mark Probert,
BS> wrote :
GL> people should be aware that big international firms want to
GL> use an INTERNATIONAL TREATY to drive smaller companies out of
GL> business.
BS> And ALSO so they can charge 3rd world country farmers for growing
BS> potatoes. > ~~~~
Bill -->Correct. GATT and the WTO want to have grain seed
companies get royalities on seed designs. The "dirt poor"
farmers in 3rd world countries say they can NOT afford
to pay the seed companies this royality money.
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