Will Farmers Receive Justice?
New York, New York - February, 2 2012 - It was standing room only as family farmers from around North America filled Federal Court Judge Naomi Buchwald's courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday, January 31. The topic was the landmark organic community lawsuit OSGATA et al v. Monsanto and the oral argument Monsanto's pre-trial motion to dismiss which it filed last July. Plaintiffs from at least 21 States and Provinces were in the courtroom including Oregon, California...
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Opposition to Monsanto´s Patent on Indian Melon |
International coalition “No Patents on Seeds” concerned about abuse of patent law
3 February 2012. New Delhi/ Munich. The renowned Indian activist Vandana Shiva and the European NGO-platform “No Patents on Seeds” joined forces today to file an opposition against European Patent EP1962578. This patent claims melons with a natural resistance to certain plant viruses originating in India. The patent was granted in May 2011 as an invention to the US company Monsanto by the European...
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Press Release on introduction of FDI in the Retail sector in India |
On the 13th of January Navdanya along with other farmer associations including OFAI, Jagriti Agro Tech and others attended a government consultation chaired by the DIPP secretary with farmers and farmer groups on the introduction of FDI in the Retail sector in India.
Despite our opposition to the proposal clearly stated at the forum, the government has issued a misleading statement that farmers were in favour of FDI in retail. The Joint statement is clarification of our position on FDI...
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multimedia material of the IDEAS Foundation Annual Awards |
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Navdanya Starts its Training center at village Gangpimual in District Chura Chandpur in Manipur in Nort Eastern India |
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Navdanya started helping farmers in district Chura Chandpur in Manipur in NE India. a new seed bank will be started soon. Building is under construction. Mr. Joma is the state coordinator of Navdanya in Manipur. This initiative is in collaboration of local NGO, Community Action for Social Transformation in Chura Chandpur. |
