The unseasonal heavy rains and hailstorm of March and April this year, which left millions of farmers in north India in distress, may impact international … India’s wheat importsRead more
Agriculture
Posted inBiotechnology / ToMl
Global Biotechnology’s “Golden Rice”
Corporate biotechnology monopolies like Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, and others have met increasing resistance to their attempts to patent and control global agriculture. They have spent … Global Biotechnology’s “Golden Rice”Read more
Posted inGMO / News / Protest / Social
100,000 German beekeepers call for GMO cultivation ban
German beekeepers have called for a nationwide ban on cultivating GM plants, reports the German NGO keine-gentechnik.de. The call by the German Beekeepers Association (DIB), … 100,000 German beekeepers call for GMO cultivation banRead more
Posted inOrganic / ToMl
Activists initiate urban farm revolution
The city of Oakland is ripe for the picking, or will be after a group of food justice activists complete their goal of renovating vacant … Activists initiate urban farm revolutionRead more
Posted inGMO / Monsanto-Bayer / ToMl
Salvadoran Farmers Successfully Oppose the Use of Monsanto Seeds
Farmers across El Salvador united to block a stipulation in a US aid package to their country that would have indirectly required the purchase of … Salvadoran Farmers Successfully Oppose the Use of Monsanto SeedsRead more
Posted inOrganic / ToMl
This Hollywood Restaurant Grows Your Food Next To Your Table
At the Hollywood location of Tender Greens, a California fast food chain that serves salads and sandwiches, diners are surrounded by next week’s lunch: A … This Hollywood Restaurant Grows Your Food Next To Your TableRead more
Posted inGMO / Government / Hindutva / India
India eases stance on GM crop trials
Five years ago, India was a hostile place for researchers testing genetically modified (GM) crops. Its government barred the commercial planting of a transgenic aubergine … India eases stance on GM crop trialsRead more
Posted inMonsanto-Bayer / Pesticide / ToMl
Monsanto Knew of Glyphosate (Roundup)-Cancer Link 35 Years Ago
Recently the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a statement in which glyphosate (the main component of Roundup herbicide) was classified as … Monsanto Knew of Glyphosate (Roundup)-Cancer Link 35 Years AgoRead more
Posted inEconomics / Organic / ToMl
U.S. Forced to Import Corn as Shoppers Demand Organic Food
A growing demand for organics, and the near-total reliance by U.S. farmers on genetically modified corn and soybeans, is driving a surge in imports from … U.S. Forced to Import Corn as Shoppers Demand Organic FoodRead more