Monsanto, the US biotech giant, says it is appealing a decision by a French court that found it guilty of poisoning a farmer in a case activists hope will have repercussions beyond France.
A fierce battle is taking place in the Caribbean. This is not a Hollywood blockbuster with pirates, but rather a bitter legal fight between drinks-makers Bacardi and France's Pernod Ricard. Both of them are using the name "Havana Club" on their rum bottles, which has sparked a trademark war without precedent.
For the first time ever, a country - India - is accusing a multinational company of "bio-piracy". That means stealing indigenous plants, and then trying to develop genetically modified versions of them, without giving any compensation back to the local people or nation where the plant originally came from. Our reporters travelled to one of the affected areas and spoke to those who say it's their environment which has been stolen.
What can business do for Africa, at a time when the continent is facing a whole range of challenges? Millions of people are on the verge of starvation in Somalia, and South Sudan is still getting used to life as an independent state, after breaking away from the North. To discuss these topics, Markus Karlsson speaks to Thierry Tanoh of the International Financial Corporation, the private arm of the World Bank.
Oliver Griffith, Head of Communication for Western Europe at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) examines whether agriculture is the answer to boost Africa's growth.
The US Agriculture Department has reduced its world wheat crop estimates by 2.3 percent, following Pakistani floods and Russian fires that have devastated millions of tonnes of crops.
Fine wines, champagne and cheese are part of France's reputation as one of the world's most renowned food nations. But there are growing fears that foreign food producers are copying France's recipe for success. Is this really the case? In Beyond Business we look specifically at the complaints brought forward by sea salt producers in the Guérande region.
In today's international press review, we look at the Italian front pages which are highly critical of their team's embarrassing elimination from the World Cup, having won the competition in 2006. Also, David Cameron speaks to the Canadian press ahead of the G8 and G20 summits and the Independent laments the arrival of cruel "U.S. style" livestock farming in the UK. FRIDAY, 25th JUNE 2010
The US and EU have agreed to extend talks aimed at resolving a two-decade-long dispute over hormone-treated beef. The US has delayed the start of retaliatory duties on products such as Roquefort cheese by at least two weeks.
Since the dioxin-contaminated chicken scandal of the '90s, European authorities have taken strict control of animal feed regulation. But breeders argue too much regulation harms innovation. Europe may have to listen to them.
