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Worldwide Corporate Control of Agriculture
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:27 pm | Robt Mann
With all the talk about "food security," and distorted media statements like "South Korea leases half of Madagascar's land,"1 it may not be evident to a lot of people that the lead actors in today's global land grab for overseas food production are ... More >>
Are Ukrainians Willing To Buy GM Products
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:18 pm | Robt Mann
According to press release given by Gorshenin Institute to UNIAN, Almost 90 % of Ukrainians are against the import of products treated with Genetically Modified Organisms. Those are the results of the phone survey conducted by Gorshenin Institute on 13/1109-15/11/09. More >>
Monsanto Pulls GM Corn Amid Food Safety Concerns
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 12:05 pm | Robt Mann
For the first time, a GM multinational has pulled two GM corn varieties from the regulatory and assessment process at the eleventh hour (1), after planning for a future income of several billion dollars per year from global sales (2). Monsanto ... More >>
Obama On Winning The Nobel Peace Prize
Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 11:40 am | Robt Mann
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning. After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, "Daddy, you won the Nobel Peace Prize, and it is Bo's birthday!" And then Sasha added, "Plus, we have a three-day ... More >>
Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods
Monday, 5 October 2009, 1:17 pm | Robt Mann
Sad to say, Genetically Modified foods have been introduced to the African Market. It is now up to African consumers to reject them. This will save lives and cost for the treatment of the side effects of consuming Genetically Modified foods.* More >>
Expert Committee At UN Question Patents On Food
Wednesday, 12 August 2009, 12:18 pm | Robt Mann
A group of experts working as a think-tank for the United Nations Human Rights Council raised the issue of patents and food at a meeting this week. Meanwhile, a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food expected to be available at the ... More >>
German Court Rejects Monsanto Plea
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 12:58 pm | Robt Mann
Monsanto had requested an urgent decision to lift the ban imposed on April 14 by German Agriculture Minister Aigner stopping cultivation and commercial sale of Monsanto's MON 810 GMO maize which prevented it being sown for this year's harvest. More >>
Now's The Time To Take Science Seriously
Friday, 27 March 2009, 11:58 am | Robt Mann
Looking at the enormous changes the world has experienced over the past century, it's clear that the most powerful force shaping our lives and society was not politics or economics but science when applied by business, the pharmaceutical and medical ... More >>
