Author Archives seed.freedom

Spring Seed Dispersal and Exchange
- By seed.freedom
- On March 28, 2016
Want to grow and save heritage seed varieties? This spring, the Wageningen gene bank has generously made some of their […]
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Seed swaraj (Seed Sovereignty)
- By seed.freedom
- On March 24, 2016
When ordered to reduce Bt cotton seed prices by 74 per cent, Monsanto’s immediate response was to threaten to quit India, confirming that it cannot respect the law or farmers’ rights.
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WEBINAR: Seed Freedom & Intellectual Property Rights
- By seed.freedom
- On March 30, 2016
Ownership of seed is a complex topic that can be confusing and polarizing. This recorded webinar can help you get […]
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Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels
- By seed.freedom
- On March 19, 2016
General Mills’ announced that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with Vermont law […]
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Can the off-target effects of gene editing be reduced to almost nothing?
- By seed.freedom
- On March 19, 2016
GMWatch, 19 March 2016 Source: http://gmwatch.org/news/latest-news/16814 An article in Science Daily reports on a study in the journal Nature that concluded that […]
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France moves towards full ban on pesticides blamed for bee losses
- By seed.freedom
- On March 18, 2016
Reuters, 18 March 2016 Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/france-pesticides-idUSL5N16Q2BM Je me réjouis du vote contre les neonicotinoides, mauvais pour la santé humaine dans […]
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‘Greed has to end’: India urges Monsanto to accept GM-cotton royalty cuts or leave market
- By seed.freedom
- On March 17, 2016
India said that US agricultural biotechnology corp. Monsanto is free to leave the Indian market […]
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Bill Blocking GMO Labels Stalls In Senate, But Battle Is Far From Over
- By seed.freedom
- On March 17, 2016
The Senate rejected a bill that would have prevented any state from requiring GMO labels on food.
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Zimbabwe – Biodiversity in Organic Farming
- By seed.freedom
- On March 17, 2016
Chronicle, 17 March 2016 –
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Boulder County Commissioners Seek to Transition Away from Growing GE Crops on Open Space Lands
- By seed.freedom
- On March 17, 2016
Organic Consumers Association, 17 March 2016 Source: https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/boulder-county-commissioners-seek-transition-away-growing-ge-crops-open-space-lands Boulder County, Colo. – At a public meeting today, the County Commissioners […]
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