Ending a 15-year legal battle, a French court on Thursday (Dec 08) ordered Germany's crop chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayers to pay 11,135 euros ($11,700) to a farmer who inhaled fumes from a weedkiller.

However, the farmer and his supporting campaigners showed disappointment over the amount, saying that the money paid in compensation&nbsp;is very low in comparison to the side effects, Reuters reported.&nbsp;

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Farmer Paul Francois said, "11,000 euros ($11,700) &nbsp;for so much sacrifice." He argued that the inhalation of weedkiller Lasso in 2004 caused him neurological problems such as headaches and memory loss.&nbsp;

A group of anti-pesticide associations said, "This type of ruling could discourage pesticide victims from claiming the responsibility of multinational firms."

Lawyers for both sides said that the court decided the amount for it&nbsp;to cover the temporary deficit and sufferings of the farmers considering the accident's post-traumatic stress.&nbsp;

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As per media reports, Bayers is paying only one per cent of the compensation that Francois demanded. The farmer&nbsp;demanded one million euros for the damages.&nbsp;

The company said that as of now the court has also not yet identified any serious medical conditions.&nbsp;

Bayer&nbsp;is currently facing thousands of similar cases in the United States over his other weedkiller Roundup.&nbsp;Farmers have argued that chemicals present in Roundup cause cancer and other diseases.&nbsp;

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Ending a 15-year legal battle, a French court on Thursday (Dec 08) ordered Germany's crop chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayers to pay 11,135 euros ($11,700) to a farmer who inhaled fumes from a weedkiller.

Ending a 15-year legal battle, a French court on Thursday (Dec 08) ordered Germany's crop chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayers to pay 11,135 euros ($11,700) to a farmer who inhaled fumes from a weedkiller. However, the farmer and his supporting campaigners showed disappointment over the amount, saying that the money paid in compensation is very low in comparison to the side effects, Reuters reported. Also read | Gates Foundation gives $1.4 billion climate help to smallholder farmers Farmer Paul Francois said, "11,000 euros ($11,700) for so much sacrifice." He argued that the inhalation of weedkiller Lasso in 2004 caused him neurological problems such as headaches and memory loss. A group of anti-pesticide associations said, "This type of ruling could discourage pesticide victims from claiming the responsibility of multinational firms." Lawyers for both sides said that the court decided the amount for it to cover the temporary deficit and sufferings of the farmers considering the accident's post-traumatic stress. Also read | Pesticides harmful for bees, says a recent study As per media reports, Bayers is paying only one per cent of the compensation that Francois demanded. The farmer demanded one million euros for the damages. The company said that as of now the court has also not yet identified any serious medical conditions. Bayer is currently facing thousands of similar cases in the United States over his other weedkiller Roundup. Farmers have argued that chemicals present in Roundup cause cancer and other diseases. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

French farmer gets just $11,700 compensation in Bayer weedkiller case, expresses displeasure

BASF, a multi-national chemicals manufacturing corporation,&nbsp;based in Germany,&nbsp;said its business model was not affected by rival Bayer&#39;s plans to buy Monsanto. So far it has stood on the sidelines of a consolidation wave among&nbsp;global&nbsp;seeds and pesticides groups.

&quot;We are not backed into a corner by what is happening in the&nbsp;market,&quot; the group&#39;s deputy chief executive Martin Brudermueller said at a press conference to present BASF&#39;s research and development efforts.

He added that BASF&#39;s crop chemicals business was highly profitable and innovative and also &quot;not quite small&quot;.

BASF has so far focused on crop chemicals, unlike major rivals who are combining or are planning to combine seeds and chemicals businesses, also among the main motives for Bayer to seek a tie-up with Monsanto.

Bayer, one of the largest pesticides maker, last month launched a $62-billion takeover proposal for Monsanto, the&nbsp;market&nbsp;leader in seeds.&nbsp;Monsanto&nbsp;rejected the offer as too low but said it was ready to negotiate.

BASF, one of the world's largest chemical producers, shrugs off competitor's step to take over Monsanto

BASF, a multi-national chemicals manufacturing corporation, based in Germany, said its business model was not affected by rival Bayer's plans to buy Monsanto. So far it has stood on the sidelines of a consolidation wave among global seeds and pesticides groups. "We are not backed into a corner by what is happening in the market," the group's deputy chief executive Martin Brudermueller said at a press conference to present BASF's research and development efforts. He added that BASF's crop chemicals business was highly profitable and innovative and also "not quite small". BASF has so far focused on crop chemicals, unlike major rivals who are combining or are planning to combine seeds and chemicals businesses, also among the main motives for Bayer to seek a tie-up with Monsanto. Bayer, one of the largest pesticides maker, last month launched a $62-billion takeover proposal for Monsanto, the market leader in seeds. Monsanto rejected the offer as too low but said it was ready to negotiate.

Bayer's swoop on Monsanto doesn't worry BASF

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French farmer gets just $11,700 compensation in Bayer weedkiller case, expresses displeasure

Bayer's swoop on Monsanto doesn't worry BASF