How Much Insecticide Do Bt Plants Actually Produce?

New publication shows inadequacies in risk assessment of GM plants. […]

Pharm Crops Ignoring Health & Environment

The promises of pharm crops undermined by threats to health and environment. […]

Insects Developing Resistance to GM Bt Crops

GM Freeze reviews the case of insect resistance to Bt toxins in GM maize and Bt cotton crops around the world. […]

Peru Moratorium on GMOs get a Boost

Efforts to put in place a moratorium on GMOs in Peru received a boost in Nov 2011 when the Congress overwhelmingly (re)approved a 10-year moratorium that prohibits GMOs from being imported for cultivation or to be raised locally. […]

Bt Resistant Rootworm Spreads

The emergence of more Bt-resistant pests is further proof of the futility of Bt crops Dr Eva Sirinathsinghji. […]

TWN briefing on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress

An introductory briefing by TWN on the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress, which examines the process, key elements and some key issues for developing countries. […]

Argentinian Doctors Identify Major Health Problems Associated With RR Soy

A report by Argentine physicians points to the major health problems arising from the increasing use of GM Roundup Ready (RR) soy in the country. […]

Transgenic Cotton Harbours Hidden Dangers

Wild cotton in Mexico has been contaminated with genetically modified material, posing a risk to biodiversity. […]

Linking Food and Climate Change

Measures taken to restructure agriculture and the larger food system around food sovereignty, small scale farming, agro-ecology and local markets, could be a key driver of solutions to climate change […]

Bt Brinjal and India’s Wake-up Call

With its first biopiracy lawsuit, India hopes to set a precedent for introducing biotech crops while conserving biodiversity and local community rights. […]