* On behalf of La Via Campesina, this document was delivered to Pope Francis on April 30, 2014, by Ana María Primavesi, Andrés E. Carrasco, Elena Álvarez-Buylla, Pat Mooney, Paulo Kageyama, Rubens Nodari, Vandana Shiva, and Vanderley Pignati. Introduction: Almost twenty years of genetically modified crops. What have they given us? Contrary to what […]
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The Chilean documentary "The Seed Route" contributes to revealing, sharing, and strengthening the cultural heritage linked to the ancient practice of seed exchange, which is carried out today by various agricultural and agroecological groups. The documentary contributes to the debate on the various socio-environmental conflicts that occur in the territories of […]
organic farming, agroecology, genetically modified organisms, transgenics
Why Europe kicked out genetically modified crops from its fields
Nineteen European Union countries have banned GM crops from their fields following citizen petitions that spread across Europe due to environmental concerns. [1] Slovenia, Malta, Luxembourg, Denmark, Bulgaria, Germany, Cyprus, Latvia, Greece, Croatia, France, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Italy have banned several already approved GM crops. Regions such as […]
"Just as the (Ecuadorian) State is a partner of Syngenta, Monsanto, Agripac, and Ecuaquímica, it should be a partner of peasant organizations, seed networks, and other similar groups." Javier Carrera, of the Seed Guardians Network. Social and peasant organizations in Ecuador are seeking to form a strong front against the state's proposal regarding the Organic Law […]
Ecuador's largest and most important Agroecological Fair will take place this Friday, October 16th, at the University of Guayaquil's Main Plaza as part of the National Food Sovereignty Festival, organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Federation of Agricultural Centers and Peasant Organizations of the Coast (FECAOL) with […]
Denmark will be the first country in the world to legally implement 100% organic agriculture. The Danish government aims for its country to have fully sustainable agriculture and will transform all its production to organic. To achieve this, they are setting goals, the first being to double the current amount of cultivated land […]
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