In Europe, farmer Klaus Buschmeier rounds up fellow farmers to revolt going against the German Farmers' Association. They are angry because the Association had made an agreement with plant breeders to charge seed-saving fees--an act perceived as betrayal.
In order to enforce gene technology, agrochem multinationals have swallowed up most of the leading plant breeders. Gene technology does not stop hunger in the world, but it does "" promote the sales of chemicals. Gene technology makes crops resistant to pesticides, and seeds are manipulated to germinate only once. The farmer may bring up the seed, treat crops with chemicals and sell them, but no more. Every attempt to save his own seed or do his own breeding is either forbidden, or charged with fees.
This film exposes the efforts of the multinationals to force farmers into dependence on their "terminator technology." The farmers' efforts to save the seeds they have sown is pointless, since none of the seeds will reproduce. In the eyes of Schmeiser, Buschmeier and others, this monopoly has reduced thefarmers to serfdom.
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In Europe, farmer Klaus Buschmeier rounds up fellow farmers to revolt going against the German Farmers' Association. They are angry because the Association had made an agreement with plant breeders to charge seed-saving fees--an act perceived as betrayal.
In order to enforce gene technology, agrochem multinationals have swallowed up most of the leading plant breeders. Gene technology does not stop hunger in the world, but it does "" promote the sales of chemicals. Gene technology makes crops resistant to pesticides, and seeds are manipulated to germinate only once. The farmer may bring up the seed, treat crops with chemicals and sell them, but no more. Every attempt to save his own seed or do his own breeding is either forbidden, or charged with fees.
This film exposes the efforts of the multinationals to force farmers into dependence on their "terminator technology." The farmers' efforts to save the seeds they have sown is pointless, since none of the seeds will reproduce. In the eyes of Schmeiser, Buschmeier and others, this monopoly has reduced thefarmers to serfdom.
Studio | National Film Network |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2001 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
Movie released | 2001 |
Format | |
Region encoding | Region 1. This DVD will not play in all South African DVD players. You should only buy this if you are sure that your DVD player can play region 1 disks. |
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LSN | 0-8026-0206-1 |