Bt Cotton and Small-scale Farmers in Makhathini – A Story of Debt, Dependency, and Dicey Economics

This is a story about the experiences of the farmers of Makhathini in South Africa with Bt cotton. It is also a story about dependency and indebtedness. […]

Norwegian Government’s Submission to the WTO – Executive Summary

European Communities – Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products (DS291, DS292, DS293) Executive Summary by Norway Geneva 03 June 2004 1. INTRODUCTION 1. While […]

Norwegian Government’s Submission to the WTO

Trilateral Agreement a Pre-emptive Strike by Exporting Countries

Lim Li Lin and Lim Li Ching assess the Trilateral Agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico on documentation requirements for living modified organisms for food, feed or processing. […]

Trilateral Agreement a Pre-emptive Strike by Exporting Countries

Lim Li Lin and Lim Li Ching assess the Trilateral Agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico on documentation requirements for living modified organisms for food, feed or processing. […]

Trilateral Agreement a Pre-emptive Strike by Exporting Countries (Chinese)

Lim Li Lin and Lim Li Ching assess the Trilateral Agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico on documentation requirements for living modified organisms for food, feed or processing. […]

Trilateral Agreement a Pre-emptive Strike by Exporting Countries (Chinese)

Lim Li Lin and Lim Li Ching assess the Trilateral Agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico on documentation requirements for living modified organisms for food, feed or processing. […]

GM Crop Moratorium Bill 2004

The Australian Government’s Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Bill imposes a moratorium on the environmental release of GM crops in the Australian Capital Territory until mid-2006, but has provisions to allow scientific research to continue. […]

Science-based Approaches to Assessing Allergenicity of New Proteins in GE Foods

Michael Hanson of Consumers Union stresses the need to have a sound, consistent, and comprehensive protocol for assessing the potential allergenicity of GE food. He comments on what the assessment should contain and how it should be conducted. […]

Scenarios for co-existence of GM, conventional and organic crops in European agriculture

Farmers, particularly organic and conventional farmers, would face high additional costs if GE crops are commercially grown on a large scale in Europe. […]