Greenpeace International, 11 December 2015 Source: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/releases/Philippines-Supreme-Court-bans-development-of-genetically-engineered-products-/ Press Release Manila, 11 December 2015 – The Supreme Court of the Philippines […]
CONTINUE READINGTo defend Gandhi’s Ghani (Ghani = a traditional method of oil processing in India), Dr Vandana Shiva joined with Gandhian organisations […]
CONTINUE READINGteleSUR, 15 December 2015 Source: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Venezuela-to-Soon-Approve-Seed-Law-to-Ban-GMO-Seeds-20151215-0034.html The Seed Law will regulate the production of hybrid seeds in Venezuela and prevent […]
CONTINUE READINGBefore the ink had dried on the COP21 climate agreement, many from the food movement were reflecting on the process and plans worked on in Paris.
CONTINUE READINGIn a resolution backed by a large majority of its members, the European Parliament has taken a clear position against granting patents on plants derived from conventional (“essentially biological”) breeding.
CONTINUE READINGwith Dr Vandana Shiva and Chandra Bhushan […] there is a significant gap between the aggregate effect of national mitigation pledges […]
CONTINUE READINGNavdanya set out to find the real extent of the damage of BT cotton whitefly epidemic in Punjab. In the Bathinda region, we found most farmers had to either uproot their crops […]
CONTINUE READINGIf Dow – DuPont deal unfolds as planned, Iowa farmers can look forward to even less choice when it comes time to order corn and soybean seed, higher seed prices, and a doubling-down […]
CONTINUE READINGProposed special rights for corporations in EU trade deals such as CETA and TTIP threaten to prevent the necessary energy transition to tackle climate change. Polluting corporations are already using the dangerous investor privileges in trade and investment deals to challenge progressive energy policies.
CONTINUE READINGFor use on its new genetically engineered corn and soybeans, Dow Chemical Co. is reviving 2,4-D, a World War II-era chemical linked to cancer and other health problems.
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