from – https://www.primalseeds.org/kokopelli.htm For the Liberation of Seeds and Humus By Association Kokopelli Association Kokopelli was created in May 1999 as a result of the intensification of threats to the existence of Terre de Semences both from the ” Seed Industry ” and from French State bureaux. Kokopelli, the hunch-backed flute player, is a symbol …
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1st GE seed on UK national seed list
. Aventis’ T25 fodder maize is about to become the first GE crop to pass the final regulatory hurdle before commercialisation in Britain. T25, also known as Chardon LL, is genetically engineered to be resistant to Aventis’ (formerly AgrEvo) patented glufosinate ammonium herbicide, that is marketed under the trade name Liberty. Inclusion of T25 the …
Earmarked for Extinction?
from – https://www.primalseeds.org/seminis.htm Earmarked for Extinction? Seminis Eliminates 2,000 Varieties By the Rural Advancement Foundation Institute (RAFI) – http://www.etcgroup.org Summary: Seminis, the world s largest vegetable seed corporation, announced on 28 June that it would eliminate 2,000 varieties or 25% of its total product line as a cost-cutting measure. Seed industry consolidation is dramatically narrowing …
Hippophae salicifolia
Also known as willow-leaved sea buckthorn, this is the definite guerrilla tree. Fast growing and very wind-resistant, it is an excellent pioneer species for re-establishing woodlands as it suckers freely (new trees pop out from it’s roots especially if they are cut in spots occasionally, more than a metre away from the trunk with a …
Patent on human embryo
The patent granted to the US-based Geron corporation covers both the cloning process itself and the resulting cloned mammalian embryos, including human embryos. Geron bought the technology from the Roslin Institute in Scotland where Dolly was created. Cloned embryos will be covered by the patent in the early stage of development when all the cells …
Primal Seeds
Seed Issues Farming has become monoculture. Everywhere the same uniform and standardised seeds are sown. Most of the worlds once diverse crop varieties have been lost forever. go> Corporate Control Supermarket needs demand an industrial agriculture that destroys nature and makes unhealthy food. Now seed production is being taken over by chemical corporations. go> Guerrilla …
Seed Issues
from – https://www.primalseeds.org/seedissues.htm Seed Issues By Primal Seeds There are rows of different food products available in the supermarkets, but the variety on offer is an illusion. The essential foodstuffs that make up all of these products are derived from fewer and fewer sources. The number of differing crop varieties and animal breeds used in …
1st GE seed on UK national seed list
. Hundreds of Filipino rice farmers protested against the Philippine-based International Rice Reseach Institute (IRRI), home of the ‘Green Revolution’, which was celebrating its 40th anniversary. On the 3rd of April IRRI had to relocate its 40th birthday party due to the prescence of 700 demonstrators outside. There was a People’s Forum critising the IRRI …
Seed Saving
from – https://www.primalseeds.org/seedsaving.htm Seed Saving By Primal Seeds Why save seed To not save seeds is to be reliant on seed companies and to miss an opportunity to get lots of free seed. Whats more saved seeds are adapting to the local growing conditions, which will make crops more productive and resistant to pests and …
WTO talks end in disagreement, US fail to get their way on GE foods.
Ministers from the 135 WTO member states left Seattle without agreeing to continue trade negotiations. The US government has failed for the time being to use the WTO to foist genetically engineered foods on the world. Initially it appeared that the EU executive Commission, who were negotiating on behalf of all EU countries, had caved …
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