Seed Freedom at 2016 Iphofen Seed Festival – Germany

On March 16, 2016

The 6th edition of the Seed Festival took place in Iphofen, Germany on February 20th 2016 and was organized by Open House e. V. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Seeds of Exchange

On February 28, 2016

By Steve Corso — Edible Cleveland, February 2016 Source & more photos: http://ediblecleveland.com/stories/winter-2017/seeds-of-exchange#readmore (photos by Kelly Lambert) A Ritual of […]

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?

Gates Foundation accused of ‘dangerously skewing’ aid priorities by promoting ‘corporate globalisation’

On February 19, 2016

By David Connet – Independent, 19 February 2016 Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/gates-foundation-accused-of-dangerously-skewing-aid-priorities-by-promoting-big-business-a6822036.html They are among the richest people on earth, have won […]

Biotech companies in Mexico are confident that this year, they will be able to plant GMO corn commercially in the country

On February 19, 2016

El Economista, 15 February 2016 Info Source: http://eleconomista.com.mx/industrias/2016/02/15/maiz-transgenico-germinara-2016 Translated by Miguel Robles – Biosafety Alliance Biotech companies established in Mexico […]

Basant Panchami: Welcoming Spring, Celebrating Organic Mustard Diversity

On February 16, 2016

For most of rural India, mustard oil is life. Women use this nutritious oil from the preparation of the most basic rotis to complex vegetable masala […]