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GE Industry

While these genetic engineering companies are powerful, consumer demand is more powerful.

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The transnational companies that produce genetically engineered (GE) food crops include several of the worst polluters of the 20th century.

These "agbiotech" companies evolved from long-time chemical polluters that have reinvented themselves as "life sciences" companies. These companies see huge profits in controlling life patents, in denying consumers their right to know when food is genetically altered and in creating crops that require farmers to use the company's brand of pesticides.

But the agbiotech industry's vision of life sciences has hit hard times. Originally, these companies promoted their agrochemical, pharmaceutical and nutrition divisions, while they jettisoned their failing chemical businesses. However, with worldwide rejection of GE food, many of the top life sciences firms have now dropped their GE crop divisions, forcing them to make their way as independent companies.

In Depth

Mexican activists take action against U.S. genetically engineered maize. Enlarge Image

Bush Suppresses GE Crop Warnings

Monsanto and the U.S. Government have been telling the world that genetically engineered crops pose no contamination threat to natural indigenous species. But we have learned from a leaked report that NAFTA disagrees and is recommending steps to avoid a genetic threat to natural maize in Mexico. Surprise, surprise: the Bush administration is attempting to suppress the report.

Greenpeace JAGUARS activists on motorbikes patrol the clearcut area in the native forest region of North Argentina and stop bulldozers from destroying the forest to expand genetic engineered soya monoculture. Greenpeace is demanding the Argentinean government to stop further destruction of the remaining forests. Enlarge Image

Saving Argentine forests from destruction

Our team of "Jaguars," Greenpeace activists costumed as jaguars, protecting the ancient forests of Argentina from the expansion of genetically engineered soy, have been arrested while documenting the deforestation in northern Argentina some 1800 km north of Buenos Aires in the city of Tartagal, north of Salta province.

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