A Vision for an Ecological and Sustainable Food System

This report recommends seven principles to be the focus of the changes we need to make to transform our current broken food system into an ecological and resilient one. […]

GM and Seed Industry Eye West Africa’s Lucrative Cowpea Seed Market

This new report argues that the GM cowpea push in Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Ghana coincides with a strong interest from multinational and local seed companies to produce foundation and certified seed in West Africa. […]

GM and Seed Industry Eye West Africa’s Lucrative Cowpea Seed Market

Setting the Record Straight on Tanzania’s Biosafety Laws

Tanzania has recently amended its Biosafety Regulations. This statement from the Tanzania Alliance for Biodiversity clarifies that strict liability still applies to all activity involving GMOs, with an exception for researchers and research activities. […]

Setting the Record Straight on Tanzania’s Biosafety Laws

What Next After A Ban on Glyphosate?

Following the IARC assessment of glyphosate as a “probable human carcinogen”, this briefing calls for a ban on glyphosate, for other toxic herbicides to come under urgent review and measures to ensure that more toxic chemicals do not replace glyphosate. […]

The False Promise of GM Cotton for Africa

This article discusses the failings of commercial GM cotton production in Burkino Faso and South Africa, with smallholder GM cotton farmers impoverished due to the expense of the technology coupled with associated technological failures. […]

The False Promise of GM Cotton for Africa

The Precautionary Principle Should Be Interpreted Critically and Preemptively

This paper, written by the Lead Petitioner in the Public Interest Writ filed in India’s Supreme Court, argues that the Precautionary Principle must be interpreted critically and pre-emptively for its proper application to the unique risks of GM crops. […]

Where GM Crops and Foods are in the World

This report describes what, where and how much GM crops are grown in Canada and around the world and where they end up in our food system. […]