Bt Cotton and Small-scale Farmers in Makhathini A Story of Debt, Dependency, and Dicey Economics by Elfrieda Pschorn-Strauss, Biowatch South Africa | 1 Apr 2003
TRIPS-plus must stop by GRAIN | 15 Mar 2003 The European Union caught in blatant contradictions - This month, a new bilateral agreement between the EU and Lebanon entered into force. Under this treaty, Lebanon must join UPOV within the next four years. If this is championing farmers' rights to save seeds, then something is really messed up. The European Union caught in blatant contradictions - This month, a new bilateral agreement between the EU and Lebanon entered into force. Under this treaty, Lebanon must join UPOV within the next four years. If this is championing farmers' rights to save seeds, then something is really messed up.
Open letter to Pascal Lamy on TRIPS 27.3(b) review by GRAIN | 15 Feb 2003 Last September, the EU sent a concept paper to the TRIPS Council on the review of Article 27.3(b). While we didn't see much new in it back then, it is now making the news. To counterbalance some of the misguided media reports, we are issuing an open letter to Pascal Lamy, the EU's Commissioner for Trade. Last September, the EU sent a concept paper to the TRIPS Council on the review of Article 27.3(b). While we didn't see much new in it back then, it is now making the news. To counterbalance some of the misguided media reports, we are issuing an open letter to Pascal Lamy, the EU's Commissioner for Trade.