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2013-07-10 | permalink
India: Monsanto's climate resilient plant patent rejected
On 5th July, Hon Justice Prabha Sridevi, Chair of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India, and Hon Shri DPS Parmar, technical member, dismissed Monsanto’s appeal against the rejection of their patent application to the Patent office for “Methods of Enhancing Stress Tolerance in plants and methods thereof.” The title of the patent was later amended to “A method of producing a transgenic plant, with increasing heat tolerance, salt tolerance or drought tolerance”.
2013-07-09 | permalink
GMOs in Italian artisan foods: traditions impacted by biotech?
Parmesan cheese and other beloved Italian food exports give the issue of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in Italy international breadth. Though GM crops are banned from Italian fields, much of the country’s livestock is fed with GM soy imported from Brazil and Argentina.
2013-07-04 | permalink
Hawaii celebrates GMO labeling bill passed by lawmakers
Lawmakers in Hawaii have become some of the first in the US to support labelling on genetically modified food after the House Committee on Agriculture passed a new measure.
The committee approved the bill Thursday but amended it so it only applies to produce imported from outside Hawaii.
Sustainable Pulse: Hawaii celebrates GMO labeling bill passed by lawmakers- Forbes: Hawaii's papaya crop threathened by monsoon and anti-biotech crusaders
- Hawaii Tribune Herald, USA: Wille: Time is running out to make decision on GMO
- Hawaii Tribune Herald, USA: Hawaii at the forefront of GMO seed research
2013-07-04 | permalink
South Africans object field trial of 'stacked' GM maize
The African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) has submitted an objection to an application by Dow Agro-sciences to conduct a field trial of a “stacked” GM maize event called MON89034xTC1507xMON NK603. The submission was endorsed by the Southern Cape Land Committee, an NGO based in George working toward agrarian reform. One of the proposed field trials will be run in George, located on the prestigious tourist destination, the Garden Route. Concerned residents of George held a protest and submitted a petition against the trials, supported by close to 1000 people, to South African authorities.
2013-07-04 | permalink
Some GMO facts for you
It has become clear Hawaii is the next battle ground for the anti-GMO industry. Having been involved in this area of science and public policy for over a decade, I recognize the all-too-familiar scare tactics in this campaign. The people who protest GMOs have genuine fear but the reasons for their fear are not real.
