Six BILLION Euros ($7.;4billion) deal will make it the world's largest integrated pesticides and seeds company. And something more for the eco-freaks to scream about.
'Merger from hell'
But the "mega-merger" has been scorned by environmentalists and other aid organizations who fear the deal gives the world's biggest manufacturers too much market power. Monsanto has long been heavily criticized for its genetically altered produce and use of the pesticide glyphosate.
Full story @ EU approves German chemical giant Bayer's takeover of Monsanto | News | DW | 21.03.2018