An independent fact-finding team of cotton experts that examined Bt cotton fields destroyed by pink bollworm in Raichur district on Thursday strongly held that the crop destruction was not due to adulteration of seeds, but due to the failure of Bt technology itself.
CONTINUE READINGMahyco Monsanto Biotech (MMB), the joint venture between US-based Monsanto and Mahyco, has cancelled the licence of Bt cotton seed manufacturer Nuziveedu Seeds and its two subsidiaries, Prabhat Seeds and Prabhat Agri Bio-tech, for “non-payment of royalty fees” (trait value) of Rs 160 crore for using its Bollgard-II technology.
CONTINUE READINGVenezuelan lawmakers approved Wednesday a new law that will impose stricter regulations on hybrid seeds and ban transgenic seed research.
CONTINUE READINGBy Derrik Broze – The AntiMedia, 23 December 2015 Source: http://theantimedia.org/lawsuit-unleashes-documents-alleging-fda-covered-up-risks-of-gmos-since-1991/ A previously unreleased set of Food and Drug Administration […]
CONTINUE READINGThe movement against subsidising the fossil fuel industry continues to grow and is an integral part of the keep it in the ground struggle.
CONTINUE READINGThe path to a more ecological sustainable future for earth and its species require us to reconnect to natural processes. Despite conflicts between industry and the public, The National Heirloom Expo exquisitely represents the will of human spirit.
CONTINUE READINGOur Family Farms Coalition, 22 December 2015 Source: http://www.ourfamilyfarmscoalition.org/jackson_county_s_ban_on_genetically_engineered_crops_will_stand Dec. 22, 2015 – Medford, OR – Today an Oregon Federal […]
CONTINUE READINGIt is any government’s responsibility, as trustee, to protect these assets from harm and maintain them for public use. Importantly, such assets cannot be given away, or sold off to private parties.
CONTINUE READINGThe Yurok Tribe of California has just announced the adoption of an ordinance supporting indigenous food sovereignty while banning the use of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs)
CONTINUE READINGThe Swiss Federal Council, meeting in Bern on 18 December 2015, has declared that it is in favour of continuing the country’s moratorium on the cultivation of GM plants until 2021.
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