This report reveals a potential case of biopiracy involving DuPont which plans to sell Sorghum seeds that contain a gene that was illegally taken from a Bolivian plant. […]
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This report reveals a potential case of biopiracy involving DuPont which plans to sell Sorghum seeds that contain a gene that was illegally taken from a Bolivian plant. […] This report by ACB argues that the Gates Foundation project to develop a soya value chain in Africa will open the gates to the African soya market and eventually introduce GM soya into the continent. […] Monsanto has recently applied to extend field trials of its drought tolerant maize in South Africa. This paper from the African Centre for Biosafety raises biosafety concerns. […] This paper from the African Centre for Biosafety examines GM sugar cane in South Africa, particularly in light of the current drive for agrofuels. […] Letter from the Organic Farming Association of India to the Minister of Environment objecting to the introduction of GE Bt Brinjal in India. […] An opinion by Europe’s food agency advocating the safety of the only GM crop grown in Europe is fundamentally flawed, according to a Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe report. […] Rising concern about climate change and the security of oil supplies has led to interest in the production of energy and fuels from biomass. Production is often on a large scale, using chemical-intensive agricultural practices and often includes GM crops. […] Since its introduction in Argentina in 1996, GM soya has spread across the country like wildfire. Argentina provides a unique opportunity to investigate the consequences for a country of intensive GMO cultivation. […] Research on GM crops spanning ten years by the Institute of Development Studies/STEPS Centre, UK. […] This article explores the myth of rising yields of Bt cotton in India and points out that genetic engineering has been at best neutral with respect to yield. […] |
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