Slide from presentation to meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee by L.K. Serunjogi (NARO, Uganda) | 14 Dec 2004 Slide features a chart comparing seed prices and pesticide sprays for Ugandan small cotton farmers versus farmers in South Africa and India growing Bt cotton Slide features a chart comparing seed prices and pesticide sprays for Ugandan small cotton farmers versus farmers in South Africa and India growing Bt cotton
The relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the protection of traditional knowledge - Elements of the obligation to disclose evidence of prior informed consent under the relevant national regime by Bolivia et al. | 10 Dec 2004 IP/C/W/438 of 10 December 2004 IP/C/W/438 of 10 December 2004
Article 27.3(b), relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the CBD, and the protection of traditional knowledge and folklore by United States | 26 Nov 2004 IP/C/W/434 of 26 November 2004 IP/C/W/434 of 26 November 2004
Further observations by Switzerland on its proposals regarding the declaration of the source of genetic resources and traditional knowledge in patent applications by Switzerland | 25 Nov 2004 IP/C/W/433 of 25 November 2004 IP/C/W/433 of 25 November 2004
IUCN World Conservation Congress approves moratorium on further release of genetically modified organisms by IUCN Press release | 23 Nov 2004
Central America is Not for Sale by Central America is Not For Sale Coalition | 5 Nov 2004 A call for organizational sign-ons A call for organizational sign-ons
Suppressed NAFTA Report Shows Threat to Global Agriculture by International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers? Associations (IUF) | 3 Nov 2004
Cotton insect shifts documented in North Carolina by Cecil H. Yancy Jr, Southeast Farm Press, USA | 2 Nov 2004
Genetically Engineered Crops and Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Nine Years by Charles M. Benbrook, BioTech InfoNet, Technical Paper Number 7 | 29 Oct 2004
Influence of Pesticide Applications on Pest and Predatory Arthropods Associated with Transgenic Bt Cotton and Nontransgenic Cotton Plants by Men XingYuan; Ge Feng; Edwards, C. A.; Yardim, E. N., Phytoparasitica vol. 32 (3) p.246-254 | 29 Oct 2004 "The use of Bt cotton did not lead to a reduction in total numbers of insecticide sprays in the course of 3 years because additional sprays were required against sucking pests." "The use of Bt cotton did not lead to a reduction in total numbers of insecticide sprays in the course of 3 years because additional sprays were required against sucking pests."
Genetically Modified Cotton and Farmers' Health in China by Ferdaus Hossain, Carl E. Pray, Yanmei Lu, Jikun Huang, Cunhui Fan, Ruifa Hu | 29 Oct 2004
Freedom from IPR: Towards a convergence of movements by GRAIN | 28 Oct 2004 Seedling - October 2004 Intellectual property rights are now the central source of profits in the so-called "knowledge economy", making their expansion crucial for corporations investing in new technologies and new markets across the planet. But they are killing innovation, freedom and access to essential things like culture, health and education. And it's gone too far. Where there is oppression there is always resistance; people are using all kinds of creative means to organise and push back the IPR onslaught. And it's astounding to see how many people are saying “Enough!” to the excesses of IPR laws. People from different sectors are now realising that the new social spaces they are creating have a lot in common, and efforts are underway to bring the various struggles together. Read more about the potential for "convergence" between these different struggles against IPR. GRAIN aims to publish more analysis, viewpoints and strategy ideas about it in future issues of Seedling . If you have materials to contribute, proposals to share or want to get involved in any other way, please contact us. Intellectual property rights are now the central source of profits in the so-called "knowledge economy", making their expansion crucial for corporations investing in new technologies and new markets across the planet. But they are killing innovation, freedom and access to essential things like culture, health and education. And it's gone too far. Where there is oppression there is always resistance; people are using all kinds of creative means to organise and push back the IPR onslaught. And it's astounding to see how many people are saying “Enough!” to the excesses of IPR laws. People from different sectors are now realising that the new social spaces they are creating have a lot in common, and efforts are underway to bring the various struggles together. Read more about the potential for "convergence" between these different struggles against IPR. GRAIN aims to publish more analysis, viewpoints and strategy ideas about it in future issues of Seedling . If you have materials to contribute, proposals to share or want to get involved in any other way, please contact us.
Argentina's torrid love affair with the soybean by Lilian Joensen and Stella Semino | 26 Oct 2004 Seedling - October 2004 Soybean production in Argentina has increased from 0.01 million to more than 14 million hectares in 30 years, making it the world's third largest producer. The rise of the soybean has been accompanied by massive increases in hunger and malnutrition in a country long accustomed to producing 10 times as much food as the population required. The consequences of growing GM soya include a massive exodus from the countryside and ecological devastation. Now soya is being imposed on Argentineans as an alternative to traditional foods. Despite all indications to the contrary, the government continues to see the export of GM soya as key to servicing the country's massive debt. Soybean production in Argentina has increased from 0.01 million to more than 14 million hectares in 30 years, making it the world's third largest producer. The rise of the soybean has been accompanied by massive increases in hunger and malnutrition in a country long accustomed to producing 10 times as much food as the population required. The consequences of growing GM soya include a massive exodus from the countryside and ecological devastation. Now soya is being imposed on Argentineans as an alternative to traditional foods. Despite all indications to the contrary, the government continues to see the export of GM soya as key to servicing the country's massive debt.