Ecuadorean Parliament Passes Law Banning GMO in Food Aid

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ECUADOREAN PARLIAMENT PASSED A LAW WHICH BAN GMO IN FOOD AID

ACCION ECOLOGICA
18 May 2006

The Ecuadorean Parliament passed a law, which ban the presence of GMO in food aid.

This provision was part of […]

WHA to Consider New Date for Destruction of Smallpox Virus Stocks

WTO Dispute Panel on GMOs Issues Final Report

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Looking behind the US spin: WTO ruling does not prevent countries from restricting or banning GMOs

Friends of the Earth
(www.foei.org/media/2006/ […]

Sustainable Agriculture: Critical Ecological, Social & Economic Issues

Various ecological, social and economic challenges must be addressed if agriculture is to be truly sustainable. This briefing discusses the choices facing developing countries and policy makers, and suggests some ways forward. […]

EC-Biotech: Overview and Analysis of the Panel’s Interim Reports

The present note provides an overview of the main findings and reasoning in the WTO Panel’s Interim Report on the case “European Communities – Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products” […]

Looking behind the US spin: WTO ruling does not prevent countries from restricting or banning GMOs

The US Government is proclaiming victory in the WTO case launched against the European Union on GMOs. But according to FOE, the WTO interim ruling does not question the right of countries to adopt strict biosafety. […]

Monsanto Urged to Cut Bt Cotton Price

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Monsanto to cut Bt Cotton price
Manoj Mitta
[ Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:19:11 pm TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1526 […]

The Myth of Coexistence: Why Transgenic Crops Are Not Compatible With Agroecologically Based Systems of Production

The coexistence of GM crops and non-GM crops is a myth because the movement of transgenes beyond their intended destinations is a certainty, and this leads to genetic contamination of organic farms and other systems. […]

Transgenic Crops: Implications for Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture

The potential for GM crops to threaten biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture is substantial, contends the author. […]

Small RNA regulates genes in a large way

For many years, the view has been that plant and animal genes are regulated by small gene switches called promoters but it is now clear that small control sense RNA or RNAi is a universal mechanism for controlling gene action, including in bacteria. […]