The Wal-Mart-ization of Wheat
Will developing countries buy Canadian genetically modified wheat if the price is right? June 2006
Environmental activists, farmers and wheat marketers formed an unlikely alliance two years ago when they stopped the introduction of genetically engineered wheat to Canada. In the face of their protests, the transnational corporate giant Monsanto agreed in May 2004 to put its plans for Roundup Ready wheat back on the shelf.
The opponents of biotechnology might be excused for believing this was a significant…