Biotech Ambassadors: How the U.S. State Department Promotes the Seed Industry's Global Agenda
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Food & Water Watch closely examined five years of State Department diplomatic cables from 2005 to 2009 to provide the first comprehensive analysis of the strategy, tactics and U.S. foreign policy objectives to foist pro-agricultural biotechnology policies worldwide.
Food & Water Watch closely examined five years of State Department diplomatic cables from 2005 to 2009 to provide the first comprehensive analysis of the strategy, tactics and U.S. foreign policy objectives to foist pro-agricultural biotechnology policies worldwide.
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How the U.S. State Department Promotes the Seed Industry’s Global Agenda
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Execuive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Inroducion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Sae Deparmen Sraegy, Message, Tacics and Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
State Department Biotech Charm Ofensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Taking the Biotech Spin Cycle on the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Four Goals o Biotech Diplomacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8Corporae Diplomacy and Monsano’s Goodwill Ambassadors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Patently Ofensive: State Department Intervenes in Commercial Disputes or Monsanto
. . . .9Pressuring Foreign Governmens o Reduce Oversigh o Bioech Crops. . . . . . . . . . . . .10
U.S. Embassies Aggressively Opposed GE Labeling Eforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11Pushing Bioech on he Developing World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
U.S.-Biotech Industry Campaign to Commercialize GE Crops in Kenya. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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U.S. Government Pushes Ghana Biotech Law Over Finish Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Nigeria Advances U.S.-Draed GE Legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14Combining Diplomaic Carros Wih WTO Sicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Conclusion and Recommendaions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Mehodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Endnoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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