US behind collapse of Cartagena biosafety talks

Just when the stage appeared to be set for the emergence of the world’s first international law to regulate the use, handling and cross-border transfers of GMOs in Cartegena in 1999, the US-led attacks crippled the talks. […]

Why Genetic Engineering is Hazardous

The dangers of genetic engineering, argues Dr Mae-Wan Ho, are inherent in the technology itself. She outlines the dangers of releasing GMOs into the environment and elucidates the possible links between genetic engineering and the resurgence of infectious […]

EU – the South’s unreliable ally at Cartagena

Despite its declaration that it was ready to back the South to ensure an effective biosafety protocol, the European Union’s conduct at the Cartagena negotiations clearly revealed that it was quite prepared to abandon the South and the cause of biosafety. […]

The Cartagena Protocol – a battle over trade or biosafety?

The negotiations at Cartagena in 1999 were doomed to failure, argues Lavanya Rajamani, given the backdrop in which they were conducted. The real battle was over trade, not biosafety. […]

Elements of a Biosafety Protocol: The Position of the South

At Cartagena in 1999 during the negotiation on the Biosafety protocol, the South put forward the basic constituents of a strong Biosafety Protocol. Gurdial Singh Nijar, sets out and discusses these key elements. […]

Damning findings by scientist raise alarm about safety of GM foods

When highly respected British scientist Dr Arpad Pusztai took on a publicly-funded research project to study the effects of GM crops on animal nutrition and the environment, little did he know his findings would place him in the midst of a controversy. […]

Seeds of Doubt: Experiences of North American farmers of genetically

GM crops have been an “economic disaster” in the USA and Canada, according to a new report published by the Soil Association. […]

Agribusiness on PR Blitz in Latin America

Item 1 Syngenta goes on RRsoya blitz By Lilian Joensen Molecular Biologist, Grupo de Reflexion Rural (Argentina) “Republiqueta Sojera” (Soya Republic), is the name that NGOs in Argentina have used to warn the po […]

AU Expert Group Calls for Moratorium on GMOs

Monsanto Pushes GM Wheat in Africa

MONSANTO PUSHES GM WHEAT THROUGH BIOSAFETY CRACKS TO SECURE FUTURE ACCESS TO LUCRATIVE AFRICAN MARKETS Introduction On the 19th January 2004, Monsanto SA (Pty) (“Monsanto) Ltd stunned South Africans when it announced that it was se […]