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Luxembourg: Environment Minister signs "No to GMO" on Greenpeace truck

26/03/2010 A Greenpeace bus tour against GMOs started today in Luxembourg where 83% of the citizens are against GMOs. Three ministers (environment, health and agriculture) participted in the kick-off event and vowed their support for the tour. "GMOs have negative consequences for biodiversity, human health and the environment", said Greenpeace campaigner Maurice Losch while environment minister Marco Schank, put his signature on the bus for a GMO free Europe. The bus is heading throughout Europe with final destination Spain. More in french / Mehr auf Deutsch

Do it again!

25/03/2010 "Stop the Crop" - our call for an EU moratorium of GMO approvals has just started today. The first websites are putting the letter to national ministers online and we have translations in English, German, French, Spanish and Dutch available so far. More to come. Please join us now and spread the word. The Avaaz-petition has just surpassed the 300.000 signature mark.

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2012-01-26 | permalink

Monsanto says won’t sell GMO maize in France in 2012

U.S. biotech firm Monsanto said on Tuesday it does not plan to sell its genetically modified maize MON810 in France this year, nor after, even though the country’s highest court overturned a 3-year ban in November. “Monsanto considers that favorable conditions for the sale of the MON810 in France in 2012 and beyond are not in place,” the company said in a statement, adding that it had told the French authorities about its intentions.

2012-01-16 | permalink

France upholds ban on Monsanto GM maize in 2012

The French government said on Friday it would uphold its ban on a strain of genetically modified maize developed by U.S. biotech firm Monsanto in 2012, even though France’s highest court overturned the moratorium last year. The ecology and agriculture ministers said in a statement they would maintain the ban on MON810, an insect-resistant strain of maize which is sold in several European countries, after meeting with farming groups.

2012-01-11 | permalink

Minister of Agriculture of Zimbabwe defends GE crop ban

ZIMBABWE will not allow the production of Genetically Modified Organisms even if they could help ensure food sufficiency, agriculture mechanisation minister, Dr Joseph Made has insisted. Made said the government would, instead, concentrate on making available fertilizer, seeds, irrigation and other essential farm inputs to boost food production rather than use cheaper but unsustainable means which have a detrimental impact on the environment. “Scientific research shows that GMOs contain toxic substances, are less nutritious than non-GMOs and have negative effects on humans and the environment,” he said here Thursday.

New Zimbabwe, UK: Made defends GMO ban

2012-01-11 | permalink

Government of Kerala (India) will not allow GE crop trials and research

The Oommen Chandy Government will not permit any trials on genetically modified crops in the state. What is more, it has also been stated that even research on GM will not be permitted within the boundaries of the state. A communication from the Agriculture Department to the city-based NGO Thanal has said that the State Government’s stand regarding this has already been conveyed to the Union Government. While the previous LDF Government had categorically stated that Kerala would be a GM-free state, this could be the first written document from the present government saying the GM ban would continue to be in place.

The New Indian Express, India: Government No to GM crops in Kerala

2011-12-29 | permalink

Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic monitors GM seeds

The Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic is concerned about genetically modified seeds being brought into the country by the multinacional Monsanto and the Eurosuministros company. These products, they say, affect the island’s genetic pool and create a monopoly that puts local farmers out of business. “As these organisms are modified they are not natural products. Biologically speaking, any modified product has an unknown effect on the organisms of humans, and of the animals that we eat, which are fed on this genetically modified material”, said Academy president Milciades Mejía.