A Riveting Legal and Sociological Dive into Corporate Owned Crops
5 stars
This is an incredible sociological and legal dive into the corporate crop Industry, analyzing its effects on farmers, how governments and the courts have strengthened industry's power, and the systemic effects that the rise of this method of farming is creating. Pechlaner does a fantastic job weaving the macro perspective with on the ground perspectives from farmers and vendors in the industry, demonstrating how the patent system has been arguably abused to distort agriculture in Canada and the US and how the structure of the industry is rapidly stifling competition and foreclosing future alternatives. This is all an important example of the systemic effects of new technologies on an industry and the importance of early structural and legal remedies to avoid agriculture's current quandary. Highly recommend
This is an incredible sociological and legal dive into the corporate crop Industry, analyzing its effects on farmers, how governments and the courts have strengthened industry's power, and the systemic effects that the rise of this method of farming is creating. Pechlaner does a fantastic job weaving the macro perspective with on the ground perspectives from farmers and vendors in the industry, demonstrating how the patent system has been arguably abused to distort agriculture in Canada and the US and how the structure of the industry is rapidly stifling competition and foreclosing future alternatives. This is all an important example of the systemic effects of new technologies on an industry and the importance of early structural and legal remedies to avoid agriculture's current quandary. Highly recommend