THE IU: TIME TO DRAW THE LINE ON IPRS by GRAIN | 25 Mar 2001 Seedling - March 2001 In the final negotiations on the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, all parties must face up to the key issues blocking progress: intellectual property rights and benefit sharing. In the final negotiations on the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, all parties must face up to the key issues blocking progress: intellectual property rights and benefit sharing.
THE DISAGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE by Peter Einarsson | 20 Mar 2001 Seedling - March 2001 The World Trade Organisation's agriculture agreement is coming up for its first renegotiation. Now is the time to turn the talks on their head and draw up new rules that emphasise food security and sustainability. The World Trade Organisation's agriculture agreement is coming up for its first renegotiation. Now is the time to turn the talks on their head and draw up new rules that emphasise food security and sustainability.
KEEPING THE SUGAR BARONS SWEET by Robin Jenkins | 15 Mar 2001 Seedling - March 2001 Genetically-modified sweeteners have not significantly impacted the sweetener market as yet. The highly protected nature of the cane and beet markets means that sugar remains king. The question is, for how long? Genetically-modified sweeteners have not significantly impacted the sweetener market as yet. The highly protected nature of the cane and beet markets means that sugar remains king. The question is, for how long?
Grains of delusion: Golden rice seen from the ground by Biothai (Thailand), CEDAC (Cambodia), DRCSC (India), GRAIN, MASIPAG (Philippines), PAN-Indonesia and UBINIG (Bangladesh) | 25 Feb 2001 The promoters of golden rice say that they do not want to deprive the poor of the right to choose and the potential to benefit from golden rice. But the poor, and especially poor farmers, have long been deprived of the right to choose their means of production and survival. Golden rice is not going to change that, and any further attempts at the commercial exploitation of hunger and malnutrition through the promotion of genetically modified foods should be strongly resisted. The promoters of golden rice say that they do not want to deprive the poor of the right to choose and the potential to benefit from golden rice. But the poor, and especially poor farmers, have long been deprived of the right to choose their means of production and survival. Golden rice is not going to change that, and any further attempts at the commercial exploitation of hunger and malnutrition through the promotion of genetically modified foods should be strongly resisted.