Another Year of Doom – Bt Cotton in AP – 2008

Bt cotton farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India suffered another year of less profits compared to non-Bt cotton farmers. […]

Patenting the “Climate Genes”

The world’s largest seed and agrochemical corporations are stockpiling hundreds of monopoly patents on genes in plants that are genetically modified to withstand extreme climate conditions. […]

Food Crisis, Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture

This statement deals with the crisis of food prices and shortages, and also the issue of agriculture and climate change. […]

Progress after tough talks on liability regime for GMOs

Four years of negotiations on an international liability and redress regime for GMOs under the Biosafety Protocol have failed to conclude as planned. […]

Greenpeace: Overview of the Current Text on Liability and Redress

Paper prepared for the 4th meeting of the Conference of Parties of the Biosafety Protocol, 12-14 May 2008 […]

New policies to address food crisis needed

Comments from the Oakland Institute on the food crisis and appropriate policies to address it. […]

Civil Society Statement on the IAASTD (Spanish)

Declaracion de 20 organizaciones de la sociedad civil sobre el resultado de la IAASTD. […]

Civil Society Statement on the IAASTD

Statement from 20 civil society organizations on the outcome of the IAASTD in South Africa. […]

Overhaul of agriculture systems needed

The IAASTD concluded that a radical change is needed in agriculture policy and practice, in order to address hunger and poverty, social inequities and environmental sustainability questions. […]

Biosafety Evaluation of GE SAAVI MVA-C Multigene HIV Vaccine

An independent expert biosafety evaluation of the application made for trial release of GE SAAVI MVA-C multigene HIV vacccine in South Africa […]