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GMOs, Global Agribusiness and the Destruction of Choice 

GMOs, Global Agribusiness and the Destruction of Choice  One of the myths perpetuated by the pro-GMO (genetically modified organisms) lobby is that critics of GMOs in agriculture are denying choice to farmers and have an ideological agenda. The narrative is that farmers should have access to a range of tools and technologies, including GM crops. […]

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Import and Die: Self-sufficiency and Food Security in India

Import and Die: Self-sufficiency and Food Security in India India’s Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu recently stated that the country cannot survive on imported produce for its food security. He called for a greater focus on agriculture: “We can export (agricultural produce) for the time being but the population is growing.” Naidu pointed out what has […]

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The Seeds of Agroecology and Common Ownership

The Seeds of Agroecology and Common Ownership The increasingly globalised industrial food system that transnational agribusiness promotes is not feeding the world and is responsible for some of the planet’s most pressing political, social and environmental crises. Localised, traditional methods of food production have given way to globalised supply chains dominated by transnational companies policies and actions which […]

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Monsanto and Bayer: Why Food and Agriculture Just Took a Turn For The Worse

Monsanto and Bayer: Why Food and Agriculture Just Took a Turn For The Worse defotoberg | Shutterstock.com News broke this week that Monsanto accepted a $66 billion takeover bid from Bayer. The new company would control more than 25 per cent of the global supply of commercial seeds and pesticides. Bayer’s crop chemicals business is the world’s second largest […]

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Monsanto and the Poisoning of Europe

Monsanto and the Poisoning of Europe NeydtStock | Shutterstock.com This week, a Standing Committee of plant scientists from 28 member states in Europe is likely to endorse the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) findings so that the European Commission (under pressure from Monsanto, Glyphosate Task Force and others) can re-authorise glyphosate for another nine years. This is […]

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