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PRESS RELEASE BY THE KHOJ SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE'S EDUCATION
PAKISTAN CELEBRATES RICE CULTURE OF PUNJAB
On December 6, 2009, the village of Thathi Bhanguan in the rice-wheat belt of Pakistani Punjab gathered to celebrate community, agriculture and traditional rice culture. Organized by Lahore-based Khoj Society for People's...
PRESS RELEASE BY LOK SANJH FOUNDATION
Small Farmers in Pakistan Say "NO!" to GE rice, Plant Breeder's Right Act and Land Grabbing in Pakistan
On October 15, 2009, the Lok Sanjh Foundation and the Pakistan Dehqan Assembly organized a conference on rice and the food crisis, focusing on small farmer livelihoods. More than 600 farmers, tenants, landless workers and...
PRESS RELEASE BY SHISUK
Bangladesh Demands Ecological, Consumer Friendly, Farmer Focused Agriculture
DHAKA. A visit to Bangladesh by Dr Michael Hansen, Senior Staff Scientist of Consumers Union USA, culminated in a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on October 9, 2009. The press conference followed two days...
PRESS RELEASE BY SEACON
Consumers call for transparency and access to accurate information on genetically engineered food and agricultural products
5th October 2009. A Public Forum on "Genetic Engineering of Rice and Other Crops" was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, through a collaborative effort of the Southeast Asian Council for Food Security (SEACON), the Federation of...
PRESS RELEASE BY THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SRD)
VIETNAMESE FARMERS HOLD RICE SEED FAIR TO COMMEMORATE THE PEOPLE'S YEAR OF RICE ACTION (YORA)
In commemoration of the People's Year of Rice Action (YORA), Vietnamese group SRD and the Sub-Department of Plantation and Plant Protection of Bac Kan Province (PPPSD) held a Rice Seed Fair on 5th October 2009. The event...
PRESS RELEASE BY BEEJ BACHAO ANDOLAN / SAVE SEEDS MOVEMENT
People's Struggle to Save Rice Ends in Victory
An awareness meeting organized by Beej Bachao Andolan (Save Seeds Movement) in Uttarakhand, India, as part of the people's Year of Rice Action (YORA) grew into a larger struggle, protest rally and victory for the people of the...
PRESS RELEASE BY SAVE SEEDS MOVEMENT AND ARPAN
Save Seeds Movement and ARPAN Hold Strategy Session on YORA
On August 23rd, Indian organization Save Seeds Movement and its local grassroots partner ARPAN organized a YORA strategy session in the village of Bera, Pithoragargh District, Uttarakhand. The one-day meeting aimed to increase...
PRESS RELEASE BY BEEJ BACHAO ANDOLAN / SAVE SEEDS MOVEMENT
Uttarakhand Farmers Formulate Action Plan to Conserve Local Rice
Men and women farmers gathered in Bheerapani, Nainital District, in the central Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India, on 20th August as part of the people's Year of Rice Action (YORA). Organized by Pesticide Action Network Asia...
PRESS RELEASE BY ALL NEPAL PEASANTS' FEDERATION
All Nepal Peasants Federation Celebrates YORA with Interactive Rice Workshop
As part of its ongoing celebration of the Year of Rice Action (YORA), the All Nepal Peasants Federation (ANPFa) hosted an interactive rice workshop in Kathmandu on the 15th and 16th of August. The successful event was one of a...
PRESS RELEASE BY ALL NEPAL PEASANTS FOUNDATION (ANPFA), 12 AUGUST 2009
All Nepal Peasants Federation to Hold Interactive Rice Workshop
On the 15th of August the All Nepal Peasants Foundation (ANPFa) will hold a one day workshop on rice cultivation as part of the Year of Rice Action (YORA). The workshop will include 35 participants from the South Asian region,...