Who Needs Golden Rice?
Golden Rice is a genetically engineered rice with the capability to produce beta carotene, the precursor of Vitamin A. It is called Golden Rice (GR) because of its characteristic, orange/yellowish color, the color of carotenoids.
GE RICE - The Genetic Engineering of the World's Leading Staple Crop
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Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Asia and the Pacific proudly announces the publication of
“Pesticides and Breast Cancer: A Wake Up Call”
written by PAN AP scientist and coordinator of PAN Aotearoa/New Zealand, Dr. Meriel Watts PhD.
Vision Statement
“Our vision is a society that is truly democratic, equal, just, culturally diverse, and based on food sovereignty, gender justice and environmental sustainability.”
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The Staff and leadership of the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific mourns the passing of Mr. Bishan Singh.
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Press Statement, 28 April 2008
INTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION FOR NCR LAND RIGHTS
The continued arrest of indigenous community leaders by the police, acting in collusion with plantation companies in Sarawak must stop immediately. The recent arrests of five community leaders in the Kg. Wawasan area with trumped up charges organized by the company with the support of the police reflects the high handedness in which plantation companies violate the native customary rights to land by the indigenous communities. more...
Week of Rice Action (WORA) 2008
ANTI-GE INTERNATIONAL ACTIVISTS IN INDONESIA FREED
11 April 2008 : Three harrowing days after they were hijacked by the police, and with their passports confiscated, the 15 international activists attending the WORA events in Jakarta, Indonesia to highlight the threats of genetically engineered (GE) rice, were today freed, but asked to leave Indonesia within three days. more...
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PRESS STATEMENT, 28 APRIL 2008
INTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION FOR NCR LAND RIGHTS
The continued arrest of indigenous community leaders by the police, acting in collusion with plantation companies in Sarawak must stop immediately. The recent arrests of five community leaders in the Kg. Wawasan area with...
55 COUNTRIES ENDORSE REAL REVOLUTION IN AGRICULTURE
UN Assessment calls for shift to small-scale, sustainable practices to meet global food, development and environmental crises
April 15, 2008, governments and scientists from around the world announce their commitment to a radically different approach to global agricultural production.
CIVIL SOCIETY STATEMENT FROM JOHANNESBURG
A new era of agriculture begins today: International agriculture assessment calls for immediate radical changes
Civil society statement on the outcome of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) -- from Consumers International, Friends of the Earth International, Greenpeace,...
WORA 2008
Anti-GE International Activists in Indonesia Freed
11 April 2008 : Three harrowing days after they were hijacked by the police, and with their passports confiscated, the 15 international activists attending the WORA events in Jakarta, Indonesia to highlight the threats of...
WORA 2008
Anti-GE activists released, but passports confiscated
9 April 2008: After being hijacked yesterday by the Jakarta Police for attending a people's demonstration against GE (genetic engineered) rice outside the Ministry of Agriculture, and then being interrogated at the Immigration...
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