Media Release: Mobilisation for start of mass opposition against patent on tomatoes

On April 13, 2016

Joint Opposition – Actions against EP 1515600 patent on tomatoes held by Syngenta.

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 […]

Africa to lose heritage crops to multinationals ‘donating’ GM technology…

On April 4, 2016

ACBio, 3 April 2016 Source: http://acbio.org.za/africa-to-lose-heritage-crops-to-multinationals-donating-gm-technology/ The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), in a new report titled, “For your own […]

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.

Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels

On March 19, 2016

General Mills’ announced that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with Vermont law […]

France moves towards full ban on pesticides blamed for bee losses

On March 18, 2016

Reuters, 18 March 2016 Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/france-pesticides-idUSL5N16Q2BM Je me réjouis du vote contre les neonicotinoides, mauvais pour la santé humaine dans […]