Impact of Bt Cotton on Farmers’ Health

This is a report on the health situation of Bt cotton growing farmers in Madhya Pradesh, India following complaints of allergenic reactions among farmers growing GM cotton. […]

Analysis of key decisions at Biosafety Protocol meeting

This is an analysis on key decisions taken at the 3rd meeting of the Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety which met from 13-17 March in Curitiba, Brazil. […]

Biosafety Protocol Reaches Agreement on Documentation for GMO Shipments

At the 3rd meeting of the Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Brazil, agreement was finally reached on international documentation requirements for bulk shipments of genetically modified commodity grains. […]

The Mutational Consequences of Plant Transformation

This is a peer-reviewed paper based on the report ‘Genome Scrambling-Myth or Reality?’ by Jonathan R. Latham, Allison K.Wilson, and Ricarda A. Steinbrecher. […]

GM Contamination Report 2005

This report is the first from the on-line GM Contamination Register and reviews cases reported of contamination, illegal plantings and releases of GM organisms, and negative agricultural side-effects of GMOs. […]

Biotec Trade Watch

A website that publishes videos and information about the negotiations and side events at the 3rd Meeting of Parties of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in Brazil. […]

TWN Assessment of Interim Report on WTO Dispute

This is an assessment of the interim report of the WTO Panel considering the case “European Communities – Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products” which was made available to the parties in the dispute. […]

South African Civil Society Submission to the Open-Ended Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Submission from South African Civil Societies to the Open-Ended Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Liability and Redress in the context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety […]

Yields rose 79% from sustainable agriculture in South

A study published in the journal ‘Environmental Science & technology’ suggests that poor farmers in developing countries can increase agricultural productivity by adopting “resource-conserving” or sustainable agriculture. […]

Caring for Life: Genetics, Agriculture and Human Life

This is a discussion-document by the Working Group on Genetic Engineering of the Justice, Peace and Creation Team of the World Council of Churches. It discusses the implications of genetic engineering on human life and agriculture. […]