International Monsanto Tribunal Names Panel of Distinguished International Judges

On July 12, 2016

The organizers of the International Monsanto Tribunal announced the installation of three […]

More than 800.000 signatures against patents on plants and animals

On June 29, 2016

No Patents on Seeds, 29 June 2016 Source: http://no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/information/news/more-800-000-signatures-against-patents-plants-and-animals Pictures: http://no-patents-on-seeds.org/en/archive/photos/800-000-signatures-against-patents-plants-and-animals Related Content Declaration on Seed Freedom The Law of the […]

Bija Swaraj is our Birthright

On June 27, 2016

Bija Swaraj is our Birthright and we shall defend it with our life. For Seed is life and without the seed their can be no life. It is a gift of Mother Nature that has sustained the Indian civilisation […]

Nigeria’s Biosafety Agency Defies Government, Nigerians

On June 24, 2016

By Nnimmo Bassey, Mariann Orovwuje, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour – HOMEF (Health of Mother Earth foundation), June 2016 Source: http://www.homef.org/pressrelease/nigerias-biosafety-agency-defies-government-nigerians Despite the promise of the Minister […]

Modi, Monsanto, Bayer And Cargill: Doing Business or Corporate Imperialism?

On June 24, 2016

By Colin Todhunter – Countercurrents.org, 24 June 2016 Source: http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/06/24/modi-monsanto-bayer-and-cargill-doing-business-or-corporate-imperialism/ Describing itself as a major ‘global communications, stakeholder engagement and business strategy’ […]

New rules to regulate Europe’s hormone-disrupting chemicals

On June 17, 2016

By Arthur Neslen – The Guardian, 16 June 2016 Endocrines are hormone-altering chemicals common in everyday substances from paint to […]

Campeche Mayan communities on alert – Will refuse consultations if illegal planting continues

On June 17, 2016

By Eliana Gilet, 16 June 2016 Photo courtesy of Desinforménos Source: http://ejfood.blogspot.com/2016/06/monsanto-in-mexico-update-indigenous.html Campeche Mayan communities are on alert. They are not […]

The great seed piracy

On June 17, 2016

Besides taking control of the seeds of farmers in CGIAR seed banks, Bill Gates (along with the Rockefeller Foundation) is investing heavily in collecting seeds from across the world and […]

ARIPO PVP Regulations: Ferocious Campaign against Seed Saving Farmers in Africa and State Sovereignty

On June 14, 2016

Press Release: Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), 13 June 2016 Source: http://afsafrica.org/aripo-pvp-regulations-ferocious-campaign-against-seed-saving-farmers-in-africa-and-against-state-sovereignty/ Representatives of 19 African countries who […]