LAST CHANCE FOR AN OPEN ACCESS REGIME? by GRAIN | 25 Jun 2000 Seedling - June 2000 The International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is being re-negotiated. Is this a now or never opportunity to set up the rules of the game to allow free access to agricultural genetic resources? The International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is being re-negotiated. Is this a now or never opportunity to set up the rules of the game to allow free access to agricultural genetic resources?
CORN AND NAFTA: AN UNHAPPY ALLIANCE by Alejandro Nadal | 20 Jun 2000 Seedling - June 2000 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is pushing up the price of Mexico's main staple. It is also threatening to eradicate Mexicos small farmers, the curators of corns genetic pool, from the agricultural landscape. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is pushing up the price of Mexico's main staple. It is also threatening to eradicate Mexicos small farmers, the curators of corns genetic pool, from the agricultural landscape.
LORDS OF POISON: THE PESTICIDE CARTEL by Devlin Kuyek | 15 Jun 2000 Seedling - June 2000 The pesticides industry is remodelling itself to regain the ground it has lost in the agricultural production chain. The South is becoming an increasingly important focus, both as a market and a production site. The pesticides industry is remodelling itself to regain the ground it has lost in the agricultural production chain. The South is becoming an increasingly important focus, both as a market and a production site.
Patentability of biological material: continuing contradiction by GRAIN | 14 Jun 2000 BIO-IPR (1997-2009)
BB rice: IRRI's first transgenic field test by Devlin Kuyek, Biothai (Thailand), GRAIN, KMP (Philippines), MASIPAG (Philippines), PAN Indonesia, Philippine Greens and UBINIG (Bangladesh), Dr Romeo Quijano and Dr Oscar B. Zamora | 25 May 2000
Privatising the Means for Survival: The commercialisation of Africa's biodiversity by Rachel Wynberg, Biowatch, South Africa with contributions from GAIA/GRAIN | 20 May 2000