New WikiLeaks Cables Show US Diplomats Promote Genetically Engineered Crops Worldwide

by: Mike Ludwig, Truthout | Report Dozens of United States diplomatic cables released in the latest WikiLeaks dump on Wednesday reveal new details of the US effort to push foreign governments to approve  genetically engineered (GE) crops and promote the worldwide interests of agribusiness giants like Monsanto and DuPont. The cables further confirm previous Truthout [...]

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Monsanto Quit India on 9th August,2011

                   MONSANTO, QUIT INDIA!    NO CORPORATE CONTROL OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE!  Call for a Nation-wide DAY OF ACTION on Aug. 9, 2011 (Quit India Day) & KISAN SWARAJ WEEK, Aug. 9TH to Aug. 15TH 2011 Have you heard of this agri-business company called Monsanto? Monsanto is an [...]

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GM Free Bihar asks crop developers to quit Bt brinjal expert group

“No one can be judge in his own case” April 25th 2011, Patna: Ahead of a crucial meeting of a newly-constituted Expert Group to review Bt Brinjal, the GM-Free Bihar Movement has asked the members of the panel to recuse themselves from decision making as their presence was in conflict of interest. It also cited [...]

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We need to challenge the field trials at every location

Maize is definitely going to be the biggest threat, There is a great surge in the area under maize cultivation in the last one decade.Indian corn production has increased from 4 million metric tonnes in 1960 to 21 million metric tonnes in 2010. Area has increased from 4.4 million hectares in 1960 to 8.5 million [...]

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Bihar rejects field trials of GM crops

Patna, March 4, 2011: Farmers and activists today dared multinational seed company Monsanto to conduct field trials of genetically modified crops in the state, and claimed that Bihar was in fact fit to be declared totally GM free. “Our efforts have bore fruit as Bihar farmers are now aware of the dangers of the genetic [...]

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