Interview with Francisca Rodriguez - Via Campesina's seed campaign by | 1 Oct 2003 Seedling - October 2003 Francisca Rodriguez is part of the international coordination commission of Via Campesina, an international movement which coordinates peasant organisations of small and middle-scale producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous communities from Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Francisca Rodriguez is part of the international coordination commission of Via Campesina, an international movement which coordinates peasant organisations of small and middle-scale producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous communities from Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
Seed security for Africa's farmers by Fulvio Grandin | 1 Oct 2003 Seedling - October 2003 The World Food Summit of June 2002 was a catalytic event the Africa Biodiversity Network (ABN). Our frustrations with government and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's support for the genetic manipulation of agriculture inspired the ABN to get organised to represent and support sustainable practices for food security. ABNs position was clear: seed and food security are inseparable for small-scale farmers throughout Africa, as the informal agricultural sector is largely dependant on an informal seed sector for its genetic resources. The World Food Summit of June 2002 was a catalytic event the Africa Biodiversity Network (ABN). Our frustrations with government and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's support for the genetic manipulation of agriculture inspired the ABN to get organised to represent and support sustainable practices for food security. ABNs position was clear: seed and food security are inseparable for small-scale farmers throughout Africa, as the informal agricultural sector is largely dependant on an informal seed sector for its genetic resources.
Seeds of a new misery by Roger Gbegnonvi | 1 Oct 2003 Seedling - October 2003 As soon as he was out of prison for his crimes' of uprooting GM crops, the Frenchman José Bové went to Larzac. There he advocated civil disobedience to French farmers, in the face of continuing imposition of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the fields of agricultural globalisation. For José Bové and friends to sound the alarm in this way throughout the world, it means that the situation is serious. Do Africans who have been promised happiness at last through the use of GMOs know their fate? As soon as he was out of prison for his crimes' of uprooting GM crops, the Frenchman José Bové went to Larzac. There he advocated civil disobedience to French farmers, in the face of continuing imposition of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the fields of agricultural globalisation. For José Bové and friends to sound the alarm in this way throughout the world, it means that the situation is serious. Do Africans who have been promised happiness at last through the use of GMOs know their fate?
India: Scientists Find Bt Cotton Mixed With Other Varieties by Agencies | 29 Sep 2003 BharatTextile.com BharatTextile.com
Divide & rule: the politics of US trade policy by Sidney Weintraub | 17 Sep 2003 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3169649.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3169649.stm
TRIPS: From Rio to Cancun: The rights of the peoples are non-negotiable by Silvia Rodriguez, Angel Ibarra and Alejandra Rotania | 10 Sep 2003 Download pdf version Download pdf version
Mercosur for sale? The EU's FTAA and the need to oppose it by Claudia Torrelli | 17 Aug 2003 http://www.corporateeurope.org/eumercosur/MercosurForSale.html http://www.corporateeurope.org/eumercosur/MercosurForSale.html
One global patent system? WIPO's Substantive Patent Law Treaty by GRAIN | 4 Aug 2003 For three years, a new international patent treaty has been under negotiation at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. This Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) would remove most of the remaining national flexibility in patent systems and pave the way for a future world patent granted directly by WIPO. This is an appealing prospect for transnational corporations and large powers like the US and the EU, who see patents as as the primary means to control a globalised economy. But a world patent system is bad news for developing countries and their citizens, who would lose even the limited freedom left by the WTO's TRIPS Agreement to adjust patent systems to national development goals. However, it is not too late for the developing world to say no thanks and stop the negotiating process. For three years, a new international patent treaty has been under negotiation at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. This Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) would remove most of the remaining national flexibility in patent systems and pave the way for a future world patent granted directly by WIPO. This is an appealing prospect for transnational corporations and large powers like the US and the EU, who see patents as as the primary means to control a globalised economy. But a world patent system is bad news for developing countries and their citizens, who would lose even the limited freedom left by the WTO's TRIPS Agreement to adjust patent systems to national development goals. However, it is not too late for the developing world to say no thanks and stop the negotiating process.