Constitutional Court upholds landmark ruling on GMO decision-making
The decision ends a decade-long legal battle by the African Centre for Biodiversity and cements new legal standards for environmental oversight of GMOs in South Africa
Monsanto
Big Agriculture is watching critics, pesticides and GMO food
A new investigation details a covert campaign that companies such as Monsanto, now Bayer, and Syngenta waged against critics who threatened its profit
Going hungry or going green? A critical look at the ‘Green Revolution’ project in Africa
Food security discourse remains in strong support of development and food aid, which has almost certainly undermined the stability of local agricultural markets in Africa
A ‘cancer causing’ herbicide has been found in South Africa’s bread and flour
About half of South Africa’s maize crop and 100% of the soya crop is genetically modified — it’s grown with the use of glyphosate. But Bayer South Africa disagrees that it causes cancer
Glyphosate under fire from San Francisco to Sri Lanka
After the second cancer victim on Wednesday won a payout victory against Monsanto over the weedkiller, a number of restrictions have been placed on it
March against Monsanto protests circle globe
Protesters rallied in dozens of cities on Saturday as part of a protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces.
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Monsanto: The black stain on the biotech industry
The notorious agriculture company is walking a tightrope over evolution’s fiery maw with its practice of monoculture.
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The politics of food
Small NGO takes on giant multinational over its attempts to control SA seed market
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US judge bans planting of genetically engineered beets
A judge has banned the planting of genetically modified sugar beets engineered by Monsanto in a ruling that marks a setback for the biotech giant.
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Constitutional Court orders state to pay costs in GM case
The Constitutional Court has ordered the state to pay legal costs incurred by environmental watchdog, the Biowatch Trust.
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Bringing down the new Berlin Walls
The highest and oldest wall is that which separates ”us” from ”them”. This is described today as a great divide of religions or ”a clash of civilisations”, which are false concepts, propagated to provide ”the other” — a target for fear and hatred that justifies invasion and plunder, writes John Pilger.
