To eat or not to eat? An obscure UN agency tries to provide an answer by Phil Bereano and Eliott Peacock | 22 Apr 2004 Seedling - April 2004 As the politics around genetically modified (GM) food and crops intensifies, the regulatory scene is also becoming more complicated. One of the instruments that could play a significant role in the future is the UN's Codex Alimentarius. The authors outline Codex's relationship to other relevant treaties, and argue for strong lobbying from civil society to help give Codex the teeth it needs to be an effective instrument for the regulation of GM foods. As the politics around genetically modified (GM) food and crops intensifies, the regulatory scene is also becoming more complicated. One of the instruments that could play a significant role in the future is the UN's Codex Alimentarius. The authors outline Codex's relationship to other relevant treaties, and argue for strong lobbying from civil society to help give Codex the teeth it needs to be an effective instrument for the regulation of GM foods.
Bt cotton on Mali's doorstep by GRAIN | 18 Apr 2004 Seedling - April 2004 The world's biggest agrochemical companies and the US government are rushing to introduce genetically modified (GM) crops into West Africa, starting with cotton. Bt cotton has already hit Burkina Faso and Senegal, and Mali is next. Benin and Ivory Coast are also on the list of targets. For many of these countries cotton is the top export crop, and national and community livelihoods are closely tied to cotton revenues. Will Bt cotton fulfil its promises of increased profits for farmers? The world's biggest agrochemical companies and the US government are rushing to introduce genetically modified (GM) crops into West Africa, starting with cotton. Bt cotton has already hit Burkina Faso and Senegal, and Mali is next. Benin and Ivory Coast are also on the list of targets. For many of these countries cotton is the top export crop, and national and community livelihoods are closely tied to cotton revenues. Will Bt cotton fulfil its promises of increased profits for farmers?
A new partnership for Africa? by GRAIN | 14 Apr 2004 Seedling - April 2004 Recently it has been impossible to talk about development in Africa without mentioning NEPAD (New Partnership for African Development). But what is NEPAD? Recently it has been impossible to talk about development in Africa without mentioning NEPAD (New Partnership for African Development). But what is NEPAD?
Biodiversity Convention to develop by GRAIN | 9 Apr 2004 Seedling - April 2004 After a decade of delaying tactics from developed countries, the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will now attempt to implement the CBD's nearly forgotten objective of benefit sharing. After a decade of delaying tactics from developed countries, the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will now attempt to implement the CBD's nearly forgotten objective of benefit sharing.
Interview - Hope Shand by GRAIN | 5 Apr 2004 Seedling - April 2004 Hope Shand is Research Director for the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group). She has has written extensively on the topic of agricultural biodiversity, and on the social and economic impacts of new biotechnologies. Hope Shand is Research Director for the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group). She has has written extensively on the topic of agricultural biodiversity, and on the social and economic impacts of new biotechnologies.
Confronting Contamination: Five reasons to reject GM co-existence by GRAIN | 2 Apr 2004 Five reasons why the issue of contamination must lead to a complete rejection of GMOs. Five reasons why the issue of contamination must lead to a complete rejection of GMOs.
Bt Cotton Performance Reports from India, 2002 by National Monitoring Committee and respective state governments | 27 Mar 2004 The reports from the state governments where Bt cotton was planted in 2002 were carried out after news began to emerge of Bt cotton failing in farmers' fields. The reports from the various states back up these findings. The reports from Andhra Pradesh a The reports from the state governments where Bt cotton was planted in 2002 were carried out after news began to emerge of Bt cotton failing in farmers' fields. The reports from the various states back up these findings. The reports from Andhra Pradesh a
Performance of Bollgard Cotton in 2003 by AC Nielsen study of Bt cotton in India commissioned by Monsanto | 26 Mar 2004
Can GM-Technologies Help the Poor? The Impact of Bt Cotton in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal by Colin Thirtle, Lindie Beyers, Yousouf Ismael, and Jenifer Piesse | 25 Mar 2004 World Development Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 717732, 2003 World Development Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 717732, 2003
The Bt gene fails in India by Abdul Qayam and Kiran Sakkhari | 24 Mar 2004 Seedling, July 2003 Seedling, July 2003