Monsanto and Pioneer Continue to Pull-Out GM Crops from EU
Although an EU Commission decision on the cultivation of genetically engineered maize 1507 has been expected for several months, it has still not been published. In the meantime, new information has...
View ArticleAFSA Slams Biotech Takeover of African Seed Companies
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) is deeply concerned about the recent acquisitions by multi-national seed companies of large parts of SeedCo, one of Africa’s largest home-grown seed...
View ArticleGM Maize Transgenes Penetrate Small Farmers Seed Supplies in South Africa
A first study of its kind has found that GM maize transgenes have penetrated the informal seed supplies of smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The study screened for transgenes in...
View ArticleAfrican Experts Appeal against Release Approval of Drought Tolerant GM Maize
The African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), lodged an appeal last week to South African Agriculture, Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Senzeni Zokwana, against the general release approval of...
View ArticleLocal Residents Force Monsanto to Tear Down GMO Seed Plant in Argentina
Monsanto have announced that they will dismantle their half-built multi-million dollar GMO seed plant in Malvinas, Argentina, following protests from local citizens over the past 3 years. Local...
View ArticleEurope Votes against Import of 2,4-D and Glufosinate Resistant GMOs
MEPs objected on Wednesday to EU Commission plans to authorize imports of products made from 2,4-D resistant DAS-40278-9 genetically modified maize and glufosinate resistant GHB119 genetically modified...
View ArticleGenetic Resistance to ‘Billion-Dollar Bug’ Found in Corn
Western corn rootworm can destroy cornfields — and profits — but populations of the “billion-dollar bug” have stopped responding to insecticides as well as the genetically modified (GM) corn hybrids...
View ArticleGM Maize Approved in EU Caused Kidney Disease and Bladder Stones in Rats
A Monsanto genetically modified (GMO) insecticidal maize that has been approved for food and feed use in Europe for seven years was found to cause kidney disease and bladder stones in rats in...
View ArticleMexico: The Dangers of Industrial Corn and Its Processed Edible Products
In August 2017, a Mexican research team composed of members from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) published a study showing the...
View ArticleBrazil Public Prosecutor Demands Ban on Three Commercialised GM Maize Varieties
Brazil’s federal public prosecutor has filed a public civil action requiring the suspension of commercial release of three GM maize seed varieties: Monsanto’s MON87411 and MON87460; and Syngenta’s...
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