How GM Soya is Damaging to Argentina

Why Argentina can’t feed itself – how GM soya is destroying livelihoods and the environment in Argentina By Sue Branford, The Ecologist, Vol. 32 No. 8, October 2002 ‘Our brief history of submission to the world bio-technology gian […]

WFP, Food Aid and GMOs

Part 1 GM Food Aid Row Continues By Lim Li Ching, Third World Network and Institute of Science in Society, UK At the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), the most contentious issue that was not on the official a […]

South Asia-Canada Dialogue on Agriculture

Gene Therapy Halted After Discovery of Cancer

Predicted Hazard of Gene Therapy A Reality The French team that made news in 2000 treating children with severe combined immune deficiency (SCID) had to call a halt to the gene therapy trial. One of the ten children treated has develop […]

GMOs, 25 Years On

Bt Cotton in India Faces Serious Problems

Part 1 Bt cotton – bitter harvest By Mihir Shah & Debashis Banerji, The Hindu, India (24 August 2002) (http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/08/24/stories/2002082400081000.htm) FIRST REPORTS from Khargone di […]

Sustainable Agriculture is Productive!

GM Crops Are “Economic Disaster”

Seeds of Doubt: Experiences of North American farmers of genetically modified crops Executive Summary The Seeds of Doubt report was written by Gundula Meziani and Hugh Warwick. It was launched in 13 different countries on the 17th S […]

Tests Show Contamination by GM Crops

GM crop taints honey two miles away, test reveals (The Sunday Times, UK, September 15, 2002 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-416027,00.html) Evidence that genetically modified (GM) crops can contaminate food supplies for m […]

US Science panel expresses concern over animal biotechnology

Date: Aug. 20, 2002 Contacts: Bill Kearney, Media Relations Officer Chris Dobbins, Media Relations Assistant (202) 334-2138; e-mail FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Potential Environmental Problems With Animal Biotech Raise […]