Author Archives seed.freedom

Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest
- By seed.freedom
- On August 25, 2016
Monsanto Co has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India […]
CONTINUE READING
Reckless Driving: Gene drives and the end of nature
- By seed.freedom
- On August 24, 2016
Imagine that by releasing a single fly into the wild you could genetically alter all the flies on the planet—causing them all to turn yellow, carry […]
CONTINUE READING
Local Residents Force Monsanto to Tear Down GMO Seed Plant in Argentina
- By seed.freedom
- On August 9, 2016
Monsanto have announced that they will dismantle their half-built multi-million dollar…
CONTINUE READING
Indian farmers cotton on to new seed, in blow to Monsanto
- By seed.freedom
- On August 6, 2016
Thousands of cotton farmers across the north of India have switched to the new local variety, spelling trouble for seed giant Monsanto […]
CONTINUE READING
Obama Signs Industry-Backed GMO Label Bill Into Law
- By seed.freedom
- On July 30, 2016
By Lorraine Chow – EcoWatch, 14 July 2016 CALL US House today Tell 'em you don't support the #DARKACT – […]
CONTINUE READING
France: the “Biodiversity” Law represents a victory for biodiversity cultivated seeds
- By seed.freedom
- On July 26, 2016
Public domain varieties are finally free of the “official catalogue’s” shackles
CONTINUE READING
Boon for farmers: Bt cotton is also cotton, rules HC
- By seed.freedom
- On July 26, 2016
A division bench of the HC of Karnataka dismissed an appeal by ABLE, which had claimed that ‘Bt cotton seeds’ are not really ‘cotton seeds’ […]
CONTINUE READING
The Corporate War Against The Planet, People and Democracy
- By seed.freedom
- On July 15, 2016
Related Campaigns Monsanto Tribunal and People’s Assembly The Hague, 14th – 16th October 2016 Seed Freedom Call to Action 2016 […]
CONTINUE READING
In the theatre of the absurd
- By seed.freedom
- On July 13, 2016
A new documentary – Bt Beguner Bisambad (BT Brinjal In the Dock)- seeks to bring back some of the issues surrounding the controversial initiative to introduce genetically modified brinjal crops in Bangladesh […]
CONTINUE READING
International Monsanto Tribunal Names Panel of Distinguished International Judges
- By seed.freedom
- On July 12, 2016
The organizers of the International Monsanto Tribunal announced the installation of three […]
CONTINUE READING

‹