DARK Act Vote in Senate Imminent: Will Congress Protect American’s Right to Know?

On March 15, 2016

by Wenonah Hauter – EcoWatch, 15 March 2016 Source: http://ecowatch.com/2016/03/15/dark-act-gmo-labeling/ Last night, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) filed a new version […]

EU delays vote on herbicide glyphosate after member states rebel

On March 12, 2016

Vote on herbicide glyphosate postponed after several EU member states said they would vote against the 15 year renewal.

Transgenic maize will not be sown in Mexico

On March 9, 2016

On 8 March, a court headed by Judge Benjamín Soto Sánchez notified via an appeal sentence to the Mexican Agriculture Department […]

When a banana is much more than a banana

On March 8, 2016

Iowa State University students recently delivered 57,309 petition signatures to ISU in conjunction with a parallel delivery to the Bill and Melinda […]

Vandana Shiva’s organic food advocacy inspires B.C. farmers

On March 5, 2016

By Warren Bell – National Observer, 5 March 2016 Source: http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/03/05/opinion/vandana-shivas-organic-food-advocacy-inspires-bc-farmers “Everything is food. Everything is something else’s food. And […]

The Centrality of Seed: Building Agricultural Resilience Through Plant Breeding

On March 1, 2016

by Salvatore Ceccarelli, PhD – Independent Science News, 29 February 2016 Source: http://www.independentsciencenews.org/un-sustainable-farming/the-centrality-of-seed-building-agricultural-resilience-through-plant-breeding/ Five of the global issues most frequently […]

Philippines’ Ban on GMOs Leaves Asia Shocked

On February 26, 2016

Invest Asian, 26 February 2016 Source: http://www.investasian.com/2016/02/26/philippines-ban-on-gmos-leaves-asia-shocked/ New laws could halt the genetically modified organism (GMO) agriculture in the Philippines. This in […]

European commission plans to relicense controversial weedkiller

On February 24, 2016

The Guardian, 24 February 2016 Source: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/24/weedkiller-glyphosate-controversial-european-commission-plans-relicense Glyphosate was deemed ‘probably carcinogenic’ by WHO but draft law has been drawn […]

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?