Monsanto’s Complicated Relationship with Agriculture in India

As Monsanto, the Creve Coeur-based seed and pesticide giant, prepares to merge with Germany’s Bayer, observers wonder how the marriage will affect the company’s reputation in India, one of the largest markets in the world, writes Christopher Beyer and Sudipto Maity Special on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website.

Monsanto has a complicated relationship with the nation of 1.3 billion people. Critics claim Monsanto’s business practices have led farmers into dependence, debt and suicide, a charge the company refutes. Supporters credit the company with advancing India’s Green Revolution of increased crop yields and say its technology is essential for a rapidly growing population.

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Monsanto representatives declined to comment for this story on the pending $66 billion merger and public criticism of the company, which is famous for herbicides such as Roundup and insecticides such as Bollgard II.

Read the full story on the Stltoday.com.

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