What Is Food Sovereignty? by Via Campesina | 1 Apr 2005 Via Campesina's position paper on food sovereignty Via Campesina's position paper on food sovereignty
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 benefit-sharing under the relevant national regime by Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican RepublicEcuador, India, Peru and Thailand | 18 Mar 2005
The relationship between the TRIPS agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the protection of traditional knowledge. Technical observations on issues raised in a communication by the United States by India and Brazil | 18 Mar 2005
Fiasco in the field - An update on hybrid rice in Asia by GRAIN | 8 Mar 2005 Hybrid rice, a new technology Asian governments are aggressively promoting to feed their population, is not wanted, not needed and will end up destroying rural areas. This report shows that hybrid rice is being rejected by farmers across Asia. Hybrid rice is expensive, heavily reliant on fertilisers and pesticides, and a very poor techno-fix to increase yield. The main countries turning to hybrid rice are China, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh and India. This is an independent update on a 2000 report Hybrid rice, a new technology Asian governments are aggressively promoting to feed their population, is not wanted, not needed and will end up destroying rural areas. This report shows that hybrid rice is being rejected by farmers across Asia. Hybrid rice is expensive, heavily reliant on fertilisers and pesticides, and a very poor techno-fix to increase yield. The main countries turning to hybrid rice are China, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh and India. This is an independent update on a 2000 report
Seeds of Dispute: Crop crusaders by Mika Omura, The Asahi Shimbun, Japan | 2 Mar 2005 Japanese "farmers fight to keep genetically modified plants from wreaking havoc in their fields." Japanese "farmers fight to keep genetically modified plants from wreaking havoc in their fields."
India Seed Act & Patent Act: Sowing the seeds of dictatorship by GRAIN | 15 Feb 2005 BIO-IPR (1997-2009)
"GMO-Free": European Regions Network set up in Florence by AGI and Network of 20 regions | 8 Feb 2005
Fiasco in the Field: an update on hybrid rice in Asia by GRAIN | 28 Jan 2005 Seedling - January 2005 A new report from GRAIN follows up on the fate of hybrid rice in Asia. An earlier study in 2000 saw the push for hybrid rice coming from the seed industry as a stepping-stone to genetically modified (GM) rice. The report looks at how hybrid rice has fared with farmers and the shifting dynamics and ambitions of those pushing hybrid rice in the region. Despite continued enthusiastic support from seed companies and international agencies, hybrid rice continues to be viewed by farmers as a pretty useless technology and the area planted has increased little in the last five years . A new report from GRAIN follows up on the fate of hybrid rice in Asia. An earlier study in 2000 saw the push for hybrid rice coming from the seed industry as a stepping-stone to genetically modified (GM) rice. The report looks at how hybrid rice has fared with farmers and the shifting dynamics and ambitions of those pushing hybrid rice in the region. Despite continued enthusiastic support from seed companies and international agencies, hybrid rice continues to be viewed by farmers as a pretty useless technology and the area planted has increased little in the last five years .