The Swiss Federal Council (government) has voted to extend the country's moratorium on genetically modified (GM) plants for a further three years beyond the current expiry date of November 2010, Dow Jones reports
Genetically modified (GM) crops have led to a large increase in pesticide use and have failed to increase yield or tackle world hunger and poverty, a new report by Friends of the Earth and Center for Food Safety reveals today
The polarising effect of the debate over the future planting of genetically modified crops has been highlighted by the reaction to South Australia's decision to extend its ban on the technology
MOSCOW - Poland will seek to make planting of genetically modified seeds nearly impossible for local farmers even though it plans to lift an official ban to comply with EU law, the agriculture minister told Reuters on Friday
(Sorry, the article is in French) The High Authority has delivered a negative report about MON810 a GMO corn, saying there were serious doubts about its environmental and health impact. French government has suspended the authorization to cultivate it.
Speaking at the Millau Court of Justice in southern France, where his four-month jail sentence for trashing a GMO field in 2004 was commuted to a fine, Bove said he would start his unlimited strike on January 3, along with 10 to 15 other activists.
YAY at last someone stands up against the crime that is GMO!! Hopefully it will be the first of many nails in the coffin but lets hope its not going to be too late. These crops are contaminating the worlds seeds.
For years organic farmers have used bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to control crop eating insects. Because Bt is organic, and seems to affects insects with no evidence of it harming the environment, governments and private industries fund research on Bt...
