Seed Freedom! A last chance to thwart the great African seed grab

On June 30, 2015

This is a crucial week for millions of African farmers – the week in which, under the guise of ‘plant protection’, they may lose the right […]

Draft ARIPO Plant Variety Protocol Undermines Farmers’ Right to Save, Exchange & Sell Seeds

On June 25, 2015

An analysis by Sangeeta Shashikant (Third World Network) — A new draft legal framework for […]

West African Country Dumps Monsanto’s GM Cotton, Seeks Compensation

On June 16, 2015

[…] Burkina Faso in West Africa is ditching Monsanto’s genetically modified cotton.[…]

ARIPO Shuns African Farmers over PVP Protocol Abolishing Farmers’ Rights to Seeds

On June 15, 2015

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), 9 June 2015 Source: http://afsafrica.org/aripo-shuns-african-farmers-over-pvp-protocol-abolishing-farmers-rights-to-seeds/ MEDIA ADVISORY: ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA […]

The Seed belongs to us not to Monsanto — Ghana

On May 24, 2015

Small scale farmers and other farmer based groups have held a spirited march against Monsanto, United States GM seed […]

Gates Foundation Plots Ways of Profiting from Africa’s Seed Systems

On March 24, 2015

Scroll down for more press coverage Community Alliance for Global Justice, 23 March 2015 Source: https://seattleglobaljustice.org/2015/03/press-release-gates-foundation-plots-ways-of-profiting-from-africas-seed-systems/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March […]

White men meet in London to plot ways of profiting off Africa’s seed systems

On March 10, 2015

African Centre for Biosafety, 9 March 2015 A meeting is to be held in London on 23 March by predominantly […]

Court Orders Temporary Halt On GM Commercialization

On March 4, 2015

Food Sovereignty Ghana, 3 March 2015 Source: http://foodsovereigntyghana.org/court-orders-temporary-halt-on-gm-commercialization/ The Fast Track High court in Accra today sat for the second […]