OCTOBER 25, 2012 - La Via Campesina South Asia - Peasants for Food Sovereignty:
Public sector universities haVE become the experimental grounds for Monsanto's risky technology. The farmers’ protest follows a recent recommendation by India's Supreme court to put a 10-year moratorium on all field trials of GM crops in India owing to the risks involved. Public opposition to GMOs has been building in the country owing to growing scientific evidence on the negative impact of GM crops on human health and environment. There are also concerns about the manner in which seed companies are taking control of the seed sector by using their patented GM seeds.... http://lvcsouthasia.blogspot.in/2012/10/north-indian-farmers-destroy-monsantos.html
India Puts GM Food Crops Under Microscope for A 10 year GMO moratorium http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3110069807/india-puts-gm-food-crops-under-microscope-for-a-10-year-gmo-moratorium
India's Parliament Addresses Genetically Modified Food Hype - Human and Environmental Health an Issue http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2759307655/india-s-parliament-addresses-genetically-modified-food-hype-human-and-environmental-health-an-issue
INDIA: 8,200 farmers suicide: Maharashtra State Revokes Monsanto's Cotton Seed License http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2409815369/india-8-200-farmers-suicide-maharashtra-state-revokes-monsanto-s-cotton-seed-license
Thousands of Dying farmers in Sri Lanka: Study Links Kidney Disease to Agrochemicals http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2720363606/thousands-of-dying-farmers-in-sri-lanka-study-links-kidney-disease-to-agrochemicals
Indian cotton farmers move on to sustainable farming - leaving industrial farming behind http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3054868293/indian-cotton-farmers-move-on-to-sustainable-farming-leaving-industrial-farming-behind
The child victims of agricultural pesticide poisoning in India - Pesticide Industry dismissive http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/945760086/the-child-victims-of-agricultural-pesticide-poisoning-in-india-pesticide-industry-dismissive
ALSO SEE
1. SEEDING DEEP DEMOCRACY - VIDEO - Vandana Shiva http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1054461972/seeding-deep-democracy-vandana-shiva
2. THE SEED PATENT GAME: Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? - Scientific American http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/946593435/the-seed-patent-game-do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research-scientific-american
3. WATCH: "Seeds of Freedom" (10 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyh9-K3n4Kg&sns=em #Navdanya, Dr. Vandana Shiva
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