La fusion Bayer-Monsanto pose la question de notre sorKeycurit alimentaire  moyen terme

The document examines the implications of the Bayer-Monsanto merger, asserting that it creates a global powerhouse in seeds and pesticides that undermines food security. It highlights the decline of crop diversity, the rise of corporate patenting of plant varieties, and the resulting imbalance of power between multinational agro-chemical firms and farmers, particularly within the European Union.

• The merger of Bayer and Monsanto would create the world's most powerful company in the seeds and pesticides sector, with the two entities combined representing 29% of the seed market and 24% of the global pesticide market according to European Commission evaluations.
• The seed sector in the European Union is highly concentrated, contradicting previous claims by the European Commission that small and medium enterprises held 70% of the market. By 2014, only four companies, including Bayer and Monsanto, controlled nearly 95% of vegetable seeds in the EU.
• Agricultural diversity is declining sharply; the seed sector now focuses on only 137 species out of 7,000 domesticated plants. This concentration is driven by the high cost of developing commercial and genetically modified varieties—averaging 136 million dollars for the latter—which incentivizes investment in large-scale crops like maize.
• The trend of patenting plant varieties and traits, including those from classical crossings, creates a 'tax on innovation' that prevents small seed producers and farmers from developing new seeds adapted to climate change or environmental needs.
• Market concentration has led to a significant increase in the price of agricultural inputs, which rose by 40% between 2000 and 2010, while the price of agricultural raw materials only increased by 25% according to Eurostat.

APA

Leroux, J. (2018). La fusion Bayer-Monsanto pose la question de notre sorKeycurit alimentaire  moyen terme. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/comment-la-fusion-bayer-monsanto-pose-la-question-de-notre-securite-alimentaire-a-moyen-terme/

Chicago

Leroux, Juliette. La fusion Bayer-Monsanto pose la question de notre sorKeycurit alimentaire  moyen terme. Green European Journal, 2018. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/comment-la-fusion-bayer-monsanto-pose-la-question-de-notre-securite-alimentaire-a-moyen-terme/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{leroux2018fusion, author = {Leroux, Juliette}, title = {{La fusion Bayer-Monsanto pose la question de notre sorKeycurit alimentaire  moyen terme}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2018}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/comment-la-fusion-bayer-monsanto-pose-la-question-de-notre-securite-alimentaire-a-moyen-terme/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }