Monsanto to push terminator

11 December 1998

Monsanto to push ‘terminator’

BIOTECH giant Monsanto will push on with sales and marketing of its “terminator” technology in the face of public opposition, says chief executive Robert Shapiro.

The technology prevents farmers from storing seeds by rendering them sterile if they are not planted immediately.

Mr Shapiro met senior executives at the firms headquarters, who were working out how to respond to controversy over the technology.

• Researchers call for ban on “terminator gene”, FWi, 04 November, 1998
• “Terminator gene” patent will clamp down on seed collection, FWi, 15 April, 1998
• The Independent 11/12/98 page 5