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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gates-foundation-ties-with-monsanto-under-fire-from-activists/
Originally published August 28, 2010 at 6:50 pm | Updated August 28, 2010 at 9:01 pm
Local activists are mounting a campaign to get the Gates Foundation to cut its ties with the agribusiness giant Monsanto and other firms involved in developing bioengineered crops. For two years, local activists on a shoestring budget have been trying to document connections between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Monsanto, the company vilified by some for its heavy involvement in genetic engineering of crops.
Try as they might, their work got little attention.
That all changed with the news, reported by The Wall Street Journal last week, that Monsanto was among the foundation’s most recent portfolio investments. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission says the foundation bought 500,000 shares of the stock between April and June; on Friday, the total value was $27.6 million. Most Read Local Stories
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When asked about AGRA Watch, the Gates Foundation replied in e-mailed statements, and the spokeswoman declined to give her name. “We have met with representatives from AGRA Watch and a variety of other organizations with a broad range of views about agriculture in the developing world,” a spokeswoman wrote Thursday. “We believe an open exchange of ideas is essential to tackling urgent global challenges.”
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