Monthly Archives: June 2011

Colony Collapse Disorder and Seed Business

  (image from Bloomberg: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303635604576392021851510578.html) In his textbook on non-market strategy, David Baron offers a model of the life-cycle of an issue (1).  When he says non-market strategy, his is referring to action taken to influence both government action and … Continue reading

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The Conflict between Monsanto and DuPont Over the Original Roundup Ready Soybean Trait

June 22, 2011         Seed regulation can lead to unexpected company battles (image from: http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/22100/22111/romanbattle_22111_lg.gif) The conflict between Monsanto and DuPont continues to appear in the news. Scott Kilman of the Wall Street Journal continues to provide … Continue reading

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Seed Sustainability: 2011 BIGMAP Symposium

      The seed business is getting a great deal of benefit from farmers’ use of biotechnology. In a global view of sustainability, for the existing population of the world, agricultural biotechnology can be regarded as a sustainable technology, … Continue reading

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