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Bhoomi 2012: Press Release on Book Launch
Celebrating 25 Years Seed Freedom: A Global Citizens’ Report A global citizens report on Seed Freedom written collectively by more than hundred organizations, experts, activists, farmers and grass root level movements all around the world is released by Navdanya today at India International Center during Bhoomi 2012, a festival organized by the organisation celebrating seed …
May 25 ‘March Against Monsanto’ planned for over 30 countries
May 25 ‘March Against Monsanto’ planned for over 30 countries SEATTLE, Wash. (May 1, 2013) – March Against Monsanto has announced that on May 25, tens of thousands of activists around the world will “March Against Monsanto.” Currently, marches are being planned on six continents, in 36 countries, totaling events in over 250 cities, …
Overhaul of E.U. Seed Regulations Triggers Protests
BRUSSELS—The European Commission is reforming the European Union’s plant and animal health legislation in a bid to enhance food safety across the bloc. But critics say that the measures, proposed on Monday, threaten seed diversity and favor large agrochemical businesses. The commission has proposed five pieces of legislation to replace and clarify existing regulation, a …
Take action in the legislative process of EU-Seed regulation!
Take action in the legislative process of EU-Seed regulation! Wednesday, 24 April 2013 12:54 There is urgent action needed to avoid damage by the upcoming new EU regulation of seed marketing. The new regulation will de facto ban old and rare varieties and farmers varieties and threaten the exchange and selling of seeds of diversity. …
Glow-in-The-Dark Plant Makes Activists See Red
Glow-in-The-Dark Plant Makes Activists See Red http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2013/05/07/glow-in-the-dark-plant-makes-activists-see-red/?mod=wsj_streaming_stream An Israeli startup selling genetically-modified glow-in-the-dark plants over the Web has drawn the ire of environmentalists who are demanding it be withdrawn. “We object to this distribution with no oversight. It’s an irresponsible move,” Jim Thomas, Research Director of Montreal-based Action on Erosion, Technology and Concentration, said Tuesday Firefly …
Seed legislation must be fit for agro- biodiversity
Seed legislation must be fit for agro- biodiversity EU Parliament and Council need to significantly revise draft legislation on seed Brussels, 06/05/2013 – The Commission failed to deliver a proposal that clearly favours agro-biodiversity today on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, regrets the IFOAM EU Group. Council and Parliament must improve …
New Study Proves Bt Toxins to Mammalian Blood.
Dr. Mezzomo and his team from the Department of Genetics and Morphology at the Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia recently performed and published a study done involving testing Bacillus thuringensis toxin (Bt toxin) on swiss albino mice. This toxin is the same one built into Monsanto’s GMO Bt crops such as corn and soy as …
Navdanya in UNDP
Citizen local initiatives: the new force for a global change Nicolas Giroux, UNDP in Europe and Central Asia I am working with UNDP’s Knowledge and Innovation team in Bratislava as web communications intern. One part of my work is publishing posts from all the country offices in Europe and Central Asia. It is a great opportunity …
GMO Safety Issues based on Science
Introduction GMO’s were prohibited by the organic sector primarily due to the use of the precautionary principle. The precautionary principle is embodied in IFOAM’s Principle of Care. ‘This principle states that precaution and responsibility are the key concerns in management, development and technology choices in organic agriculture. Science is necessary to ensure that organic agriculture …
Government’s land grab drive to endanger farmers’ livelihood, food security
ASHOK B SHARMA http://www.mynews.in/News/governments_land_grab_drive_to_endanger_farmers_livelihood_food_security_N548752.html http://www.ehitavada.com/News_Paper_Images/2013/04/28/news_images/news_219650.jpg http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=26663 http://www.theindianawaaz.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12390&catid=14#.UYIpWa0jHB4.facebook http://news.anypursuit.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=24198 It is a paradoxical situation where the government is gearing up to pilot the Food Security Bill in the Parliament, it is engaged in grabbing prime farmland and gifting it to corporate houses for reaping super profits. The UPA government’s much touted programme for rendering food …
India-EU FTA to be another blow to farmers Planting rights over seeds
http://www.mynews.in/News/india_eu_fta_to_be_another_blow_to_farmers__N548753.html http://www.millenniumpost.in/NewsContent.aspx?NID=27179 http://news.anypursuit.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=24216 The government is planning another sell out of farmers’ interest at the alter of the proposed India-EU Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA). Several rounds of negotiations have taken place and the talks are at an advanced stage. Country’s auto industry and the pharmaceutical sector have sensed that their interests are …