This briefing warns of the dangers lurking in the AU’s Biosafety Stategy with regard to proposed biosafety harmonisation processes that involve several players that raises concern. […]
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This paper analyzes the state of competition in the transgenic seed industry which is heavily dominated by biotechnology giant Monsanto. […] A report on the risk assessment procedure for genetically engineered plants in the EU. […] The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food warns that large biotechnology firms are not only depriving poor farmers of inputs essential for their livelihoods, but are also pushing up food prices. […] THIRD WORLD NETWORK &n […] [South-North Development Monitor (SUNS), Issue #6800, 26 October 2009] Development: New types of plant and animal patents pose threats The ‘No Patents on Seeds’ coalition and supporting farmers’ organizations issued an alert on 21 October over a new class of patents covering plants and animals and endangering innovation and food security. […]
Global alert against ‘Monsantosizing’ our food 400 farmers from the Indian sub-continent gathered at a meeting to share notes on the “outstanding organic agriculture techniques” that they use in their fields. […] This paper by Practical Action focuses on the advantages of biodiverse agriculture for climate change adaptation and mitigation. […] |
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