BREAKING: In a historic win by the Filipino farmers and people against the highly dangerous GM Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant, the Court has now ordered today a CEASE AND DESIST order for the commercial propagation and conduct of activities related to GM Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant

Join us next week for the first in our series of webinars examining the ongoing trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn for human consumption.

📅Tuesday, April 23 at 12 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. Mexico City

➡️Learn more & register: iatp.org/event/science-…

Join Cdn Biotech Action on May 26 to discuss the novel 'The Overstory' by Richard Powers: A monumental novel about reimagining our place in the living world. Start reading this amazing book today. More info: cban.ca/bookclub

On this International Day of Peasants Struggles you can take action in solidarity with peasants in Mexico who are fighting to stop the threat of #GMO corn. cban.ca/tradeaction

This International Day of Peasant's Struggles #17april , we recognise the peasants and indigenous peoples who are protecting biodiversity best. 'It is absolutely paramount that their rights are protected' explains our co-chair Lim Li Ching

#PeasantsRightsNOW #IndigenousRights

Rotten tomato: Biotech company makes false claim about its #GMO purple tomato non-gmoreport.com/rotten-tomato-…

UNPFII Side Event: Emergency of #GMO Trees for Indigenous Peoples - Emergencia de árboles transgénicos para los pueblos indígenas, Evento paralelo del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas sobre Pueblos Indígenas. April 17. UNPFII globaljusticeecology.org/unpfii-side-ev…

Ironic, Bayer/MON that controls #Farmers weed management systems by deciding which #GMO traits to put in seeds is invoking 'control' over farmers in their latest effort to line up ag groups to lobby for a bill pulling Bater/MON's bacon out of the fire. agri-pulse.com/articles/20925…

Antibiotic resistance genes from #GMOs found in food enzymes again. Intact genes found in ~48% of the enzyme preparations checked by Belgian health authority, which warns they could be transferred to pathogens or microorganisms in intestinal microbiome gentechfrei.ch/de/themen/scha…

Canadian groups support #Mexican ban on #GMO corn imports for tortillas, criticize Canadian government's support for US in trade dispute. National Newswatch Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) Víctor Suárez Conahcyt México Cdn Biotech Action Margaret Spiegelman Dr. Vandana Shiva Cassandra Garrison
nationalnewswatch.com/2024/04/11/can…

You can take action in solidarity today! Sign the petition asking the Government of Canada to withdraw from the trade dispute over Mexico's #GMO corn restrictions. cban.ca/tradeaction

Today, 31 Canadian organizations stood in solidarity with Mexico, with their objection to Canada’s role in a trade challenge initiated by the CUSMA trade agreement #CUSMA , which aims to end Mexico’s restrictions on the use of #GMCorn for certain foods

nfu.ca/canadians-supp…

'Corn holds tremendous cultural, symbolic, & spiritual value for Mexico’s Indigenous peoples. Preserving the integrity & diversity of native corn species is essential to protecting Indigenous rights & cultural heritage.' foodtank.com/news/2024/04/t… Alianza Nacional de Campesinas Rural Coalition

Join IATP & partners for a 3-part English/Spanish webinar series: 'Who decides on food policy? Pushing back on the U.S.-Mexico corn dispute.' Hear from civil society experts about the #USMCA trade dispute over Mexico's policies for #foodsovereignty & #agroecology ! More below🔽

WEBINAR 1: 'Science, regulation & human health: Justifications for Mexico’s GM corn restrictions.'
🗓️Tuesday, April 23, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CDT
Learn more & register➡️ iatp.org/event/science-…
Charles Benbrook Friends of the Earth (Action) Cdn Biotech Action Poder del Consumidor Center for Food Safety Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn & glyphosate are result of decades of protest from farmers & Indigenous peoples but Mexican government is under tremendous pressure to bow to biotech companies that want control over our food -Rick Arnold Council of Canadians cban.ca/canada-argues-…

Government of Canada's submission to trade dispute panel says it supports the goals behind Mexico's #GMO corn restrictions, but still argues against them. New response today from CBAN: cban.ca/wp-content/upl…

Mexico’s measures to ban GM corn in tortillas or dough are necessary to safeguard the legal rights of Indigenous peoples & aren't a restriction on trade! IATP, Rural Coalition & Alianza Nacional de Campesinas submitted a written position to the #USMCA dispute settlement panel. iatp.org/indigenous-rig…

Canadians support the right of the people of Mexico to determine their own relationship with corn. 31 groups ask Canada to withdraw from trade dispute on #GMO corn including National Farmers Union nationale des fermiers Cdn Biotech Action Canadian Organic Growers ACORN UFCW Canada SaskOrganics nfu.ca/canadians-supp…

An herbicide so hazardous that courts have banned it twice! #Dicamba has been wreaking havoc on farmers, rural communities and the natural world for seven long years since it was approved for spraying on #GMO soy & cotton thenewlede.org/2024/04/an-her…