India: Bt cotton failure forces govt to promote native seeds

On April 6, 2016

With bollworm developing resistance to Bt cotton crop, the government has decided to promote cultivation of indigenous varieties of the crop […]

Burkina Faso seeks $84 million from Monsanto over GM cotton strain

On April 5, 2016

By Mathieu Bonkoungou – Reuters, 4 April 2016 Source: http://reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0X12FE OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s cotton association is seeking 48.3 […]

Nigerians Overwhelmingly Reject Monsanto’s Risky Gm Maize and Cotton

On March 30, 2016

More than 100 groups representing over 5 million Nigerians are opposing Monsanto’s attempts to introduce GM cotton and maize into Nigeria’s […]

Monsanto vs Indian Farmers

On March 27, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers being driven to suicide because of high costs of seed, and false promises is enough ground for the government to revoke Monsanto’s Bt cotton […]

Seed swaraj (Seed Sovereignty)

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.

‘Greed has to end’: India urges Monsanto to accept GM-cotton royalty cuts or leave market

On March 17, 2016

India said that US agricultural biotechnology corp. Monsanto is free to leave the Indian market […]

Make Monsanto pay

On February 24, 2016

While the Centre is suing Monsanto, Maharashtra has signed an MoU with it to set up the biggest seed hub in India. How can a corporation taking lives be rewarded with the ‘Make in India’ label?

Monsanto’s pride, Monsanto’s fall: playing God with the Indian farmer

On February 20, 2016

By Colin Todhunter – The Ecologist, 19th February 2016 Source: http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2987223/monsantos_pride_monsantos_fall_playing_god_with_the_indian_farmer.html India’s farmers are the targets of structural violence aimed […]

Scientific Inaccuracies in the NITI Aayog Agriculture Policy paper

On February 10, 2016

By Dr Vandana Shiva, 8 February 2016 Source: http://vandanashiva.com/?p=395 The policy paper by the NITI Aayog, “Raising Agricultural Productivity and […]